Up-Conversion Sensing of 2D Spatially-Modulated Infrared Information-Carrying Beams with Si-Based Cameras

Up-conversion sensing based on optical heterodyning of an IR (infrared) image with a local oscillator laser wave in a nonlinear optical sum-frequency mixing (SFM) process is a practical solution to circumvent some limitations of IR image sensors in terms of signal-to-noise ratio, speed, resolution,...

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Main Authors: Adrián J. Torregrosa, Emir Karamehmedović, Haroldo Maestre, María Luisa Rico, Juan Capmany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3610