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Mid-infrared reconfigurable edge-enhanced imaging is highly demanded in sensing and vision fields. Here, we propose a novel scheme for mid-infrared upconversion imaging with high tunability between bright-field and edge-enhanced modalities.…
Frequency upconversion technique offers an appealing approach for sensitive mid-infrared (MIR) imaging at room temperature. However, the spatial resolution of the upconversion imager has been notoriously restricted by the limited transverse…
Edge-enhanced imaging is critical for visualizing weakly absorbing and transparent objects. Extending this functionality into the mid-infrared (MIR) region enables chemical sensitivity and improved imaging performance for biomedical,…
Compared to cryogenically cooled conventional detectors, up-conversion detection enables efficient room-temperature short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging. Although quasi-phase-matching (QPM) in periodically poled crystals offers advantages,…
Mid-infrared (MIR) spectral imaging enables precise target identification and analysis by capturing rich chemical fingerprints, which calls for high-sensitivity broadband MIR imagers at room temperature. Here, we devise and implement a…
Frequency up-conversion is an effective method of mid-infrared (MIR) detection by converting the long-wavelength photons to the visible domain, where efficient detectors are readily available. Here, we generate the MIR light carrying…
Converting the medium infrared field to the visible band is an effective image detection method. We propose a comprehensive theory of image up-conversion under continuous optical pumping, and discuss the relationship between the…
Upconversion imaging, where mid infrared (IR) photons are converted to visible and near IR photons via a nonlinear crystal and detected on cheap and high-performance Silicon detectors, is an appealing method to address the limitations of…
High-order edge-enhanced imaging enables precise feature localization and effective background suppression, offering a powerful tool for real-time recognition and high-contrast visualization. Extending this capability to the mid-infrared…
One of the major open problems in computer vision is detection of features in visually impaired images. In this paper, we describe a potential solution using Phase Stretch Transform, a new computational approach for image analysis, edge…
High-speed mid-infrared (MIR) videography constitutes an enabling tool to monitor and analyze various dynamics in scientific research and industrial applications, such as combustion diagnostics, explosion reactions, photosynthetic tracking,…
We experimentally demonstrate the up-conversion of light carrying an image from the infrared spectrum to the visible spectrum using four-wave mixing via a ladder-type configuration in an atomic vapor. The results we obtained show the high…
Long-wavelength infrared band exhibits significant utility in thermal signature acquisition and molecular spectral analysis, among other applications. The up-conversion detection technique enables effective signal transduction into the…
Multispectral mid-infrared (2-5 ${{\mu}m}$) imaging is a critical capability across science and technology, offering a window into the vibrational and thermal landscape of matter that is inaccessible to visible sensors. It bridges the…
Video-rate super-resolution imaging through biological tissue can visualize and track biomolecule interplays and transportations inside cellular organisms. Structured illumination microscopy allows for wide-field super resolution…
Using higher-order coherence of thermal light sources, the resolution power of standard x-ray imaging techniques can be enhanced. In this work, we applied the higher-order measurement to far-field x-ray diffraction and near-field phase…
We demonstrate a new computational illumination technique that achieves large space-bandwidth-time product, for quantitative phase imaging of unstained live samples in vitro. Microscope lenses can have either large field of view (FOV) or…
Infrared imaging is indispensable for its ability to penetrate obscurants and visualize thermal signatures, yet its practical use is hindered by the intrinsic limitations of conventional detectors. Nonlinear upconversion, which converts…
Structured illumination can reject out-of-focus signal from a sample, enabling high-speed and high-contrast imaging over large areas with widefield detection optics. Currently, this optical-sectioning technique is limited by image…
Visible and infrared image fusion (VIF) aims to combine information from visible and infrared images into a single fused image. Previous VIF methods usually employ a color space transformation to keep the hue and saturation from the…