Scientists have developed a new method for detecting mid-infrared (MIR) light at room temperature using quantum systems.
Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for detecting mid-infrared light at room temperature using quantum systems.was conducted at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and marks a significant breakthrough in the ability for scientists to gain insight into the working of chemical and biological molecules.
Dr Rohit Chikkaraddy, an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham, and lead author on the study explained:"The bonds that maintain the distance between atoms in molecules can vibrate like springs, and these vibrations resonate at very high frequencies. These springs can be excited by mid-infrared region light which is invisible to the human eye.
Dr Chikkaraddy continued:"The most challenging aspect was to bring together three widely different length scales -- the visible wavelength which are hundreds of nanometres, molecular vibrations which are less than a nanometre, and the mid-infrared wavelengths which are ten thousand nanometres -- into a single platform and combine them effectively."
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