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Infrared image upconversion

A high-resolution scheme for converting two-dimensional infrared images to the visible region has exciting consequences for applications such as night-vision technology and chemical sensing.

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Figure 1: Upconverting long-wavelength light to shorter wavelengths.

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Baldelli, S. Infrared image upconversion. Nature Photon 5, 75–76 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.9

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