Development Progress of 3–5 μm Mid-Infrared Lasers: OPO, Solid-State and Fiber Laser

A 3–5 μm mid-infrared band is a good window for atmospheric transmission. It has the advantages of high contrast and strong penetration under high humidity conditions. Therefore, it has important applications in the fields of laser medicine, laser radar, environmental monitoring, remote sensing, molecular spectroscopy, industrial processing, space communication and photoelectric confrontation. In this paper, the application background of mid-infrared laser is summarized. The ways to realize mid-infrared laser output are described by optical parametric oscillation, mid-infrared solid-state laser doped with different active ions and fiber laser doped with different rare earth ions. The advantages and disadvantages of various mid-infrared lasers are briefly described. The technical approaches, schemes and research status of mid-infrared lasers are introduced.

Semitransparent visualizers of infrared lasers based on perovskite quantum dots

These days halide perovskite is a very popular material to be applied both in photovoltaics and photonics due to its unique properties and low-cost methods of fabrication. High photoluminescence quantum yield and good nonlinear coefficients of perovskite material allow achieving multiphoton absorption in perovskite. Encapsulation of perovskite quantum dots in polymer matrix enables to prevent interaction with the environment and increase the material lifetime. In this paper, we present a semitransparent visualizer of infrared lasers working on two-photon absorption in halide perovskite nanocrystals encapsulated in the polymer matrix.

Ultrashort-pulse, terawatt, long-wave infrared lasers based on high-pressure CO2 amplifiers

We discuss the state of the art, the ongoing research and development, and the potential for achieving a supra-terawatt peak power in few-cycle pulses at a long-wave infrared wavelength with a laser system based on high-pressure, mixed-isotope CO2 amplifiers.