Plasmonics can be used to enhance mid-infrared sources, sensors and detectors for applications such as chemical sensing, thermal imaging and heat scavenging. The challenge now is to integrate these technologies in cost-effective, compact and reliable platforms.
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Stanley, R. Plasmonics in the mid-infrared. Nature Photon 6, 409–411 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.161
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