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Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy with Undetected Photons via Time-Stretch Detection

Makoto Shoshin, Kazuki Hashimoto, Tatsuki Yamazumi, Takuro Ideguchi

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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We present mid-infrared spectroscopy with undetected photons by incorporating time-stretch detection into a high-gain SU(1,1) interferometer, enabling photon-statistics analysis and high-scan-rate MIR transmittance measurements.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2026.fm3g.2

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