Midinfrared Semiconductor Photonics - A Roadmap
Abstract
Semiconductor photonic devices operating in the midwave infrared (mid-IR, which we roughly define here as wavelengths spanning 3 to 14 microns) uniquely address a wide range of current practical needs. These include chemical sensing, environmental monitoring, industrial process control, medical diagnostics, thermal imaging, LIDAR, free space optical communication, and security monitoring. However, mid-IR device technologies are currently still works in progress that are generally much less mature than their near infrared and visible counterparts. Not only are most of the relevant materials more difficult to grow and process, but attainment of the desired optical device performance is often fundamentally more challenging. This Roadmap will review the leading applications for mid-IR optoelectronics, summarize the status and deficiencies of current device technologies, and then suggest possible roadmaps for improving and maturing the performance, manufacturability, and cost of each device type so the critical needs that are uniquely addressed by mid-IR photonics can be satisfied.
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@article{arxiv.2511.03868,
title = {Midinfrared Semiconductor Photonics - A Roadmap},
author = {J. R. Meyer and I. Vurgaftman and S. -Q. Yu and R. Q. Yang and A. M. Andrews and G. Strasser and B. Schwarz and M. Razeghi and L. Shterengas and G. Kipshidze and G. Belenky and L. Sterczewski and W. Zhou and S. Lee and M. Pan and R. Szedlak and N. Schäfer and J. Koeth and R. Weih and A. Rogalski and A. Piotrowski and J. Sobieski and P. Leszcz and J. Piotrowski and M. R. Mirzaei and R. Kim and J. H. Park and D. Z. Ting and M. B. Santos and V. Trinite and S. Pes and J. -L. Reverchon and N. Gajowski and S. Krishna and W. Du and R. Soref and E. Tournié and J. -B. Rodriguez and L. Cerutti and A. Spott and S. Jung and N. Nookala and A. Vasanelli and B. Chomet and C. Sirtori and N. P. Li and M. A. Zondlo and S. Jain and J. Midkiff and M. Hlaing and K. -C. Fan and R. T. Chen and F. Grillot and S. Zaminga and P. T. Camp and P. -Y. Hsiao and G. Daligou and S. Molesky and O. Moutanabbir},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.03868},
year = {2025}
}
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Submitted to Advances in Optics and Photonics