Published Research Using SWIR Cameras
Short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging is widely used in scientific research, industrial inspection, biomedical imaging, semiconductor analysis, hyperspectral imaging, photonics, and machine vision. This curated publication library highlights peer-reviewed papers and technical studies that used SWIR cameras, InGaAs cameras, or SWIR imaging systems to solve real-world imaging challenges beyond the visible spectrum.
SWIR cameras typically operate from about 900 nm to 1700 nm for standard InGaAs sensors, with extended-range systems reaching longer wavelengths. This spectral range can reveal moisture contrast, silicon transparency, subsurface defects, weak fluorescence signals, laser emission, and material differences that are difficult or impossible to detect with visible cameras.
Why SWIR Cameras Are Used in Published Research
Researchers adopt SWIR imaging because it provides optical contrast mechanisms that are not available to standard visible cameras. InGaAs SWIR cameras can capture reflected light, transmitted light, fluorescence, laser profiles, and hyperspectral data in wavelength regions where many materials have distinctive absorption and scattering behavior.
Semiconductor and Electronics
SWIR cameras can image through silicon and are used for wafer inspection, alignment, defect analysis, laser spot viewing, and semiconductor process development.
Biomedical and Preclinical Imaging
NIR-II and SWIR imaging can improve contrast and penetration depth in biomedical fluorescence, vascular imaging, pupillometry, and tissue research.
Hyperspectral Imaging
SWIR hyperspectral imaging combines spatial and spectral information for materials analysis, sorting, chemistry, agriculture, and research applications.
Industrial Inspection
SWIR is valuable for moisture detection, plastics sorting, coatings inspection, hidden feature detection, and non-destructive evaluation of materials.
Photonics and Laser Imaging
SWIR cameras are frequently used for laser beam profiling, telecom wavelength imaging, fiber optics, metasurfaces, and infrared photonics research.
Defense, Aerospace, and Atmospheric Imaging
SWIR imaging can support long-range imaging, haze penetration, atmospheric studies, optical tracking, gated imaging, and low-light sensing.
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Selected Publications Using SWIR Cameras
The table below provides examples of SWIR cameras used in biomedical imaging, closed-eye pupillometry, fiber optics, photonics, hyperspectral imaging, atmospheric imaging, industrial moisture measurement, laser imaging, computational imaging, and NIR-II fluorescence research. Each publication link opens the publisher, DOI, PMC, SPIE, Optica, ACS, Wiley, ACM, arXiv, or other source page in a new browser tab.
| Year | Publication | SWIR Camera / System | Application Area | Journal / Source | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Polarizer-assisted pupillometry through closed eyelids: overcoming pupil position dependence | WiDy SenS 640V-ST | Biomedical / closed-eye pupillometry | SPIE Journal of Biomedical Optics | View publication |
| 2026 | Time-resolved certification of frequency-bin entanglement over multi-mode channels | WiDy SenS 640 | Quantum optics / beam profiling | npj Quantum Information | View publication |
| 2026 | Short-Wave Infrared Reflectance at 1050-1550 nm for dental hard-tissue imaging | WiDy SenS 320V-ST | Dental imaging / SWIR reflectance | PMC / dental imaging article | View publication |
| 2026 | High dynamic range shortwave infrared imaging of mice with rare-earth nanoprobes | IR VIVO / Photon etc SWIR InGaAs camera | Preclinical NIR-II / SWIR fluorescence | PMC | View publication |
| 2025 | Navigation-grade interferometric air-core antiresonant fibre gyroscope | WiDy SenS 320 | Fiber optics / modal analysis | Nature Communications | View publication |
| 2025 | Rapid tactical deployment capability of a transportable optical ground station | WiDy SenS 320 | Aerospace / optical tracking | PMC | View publication |
| 2025 | Optical camera based multiplexed photonic sensor system with ultra-low detection limit for biomedical applications | NIT / SWIR camera | Biomedical photonic sensing | IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement | View publication |
| 2025 | Fourfold truncated double-nested antiresonant hollow-core fiber | WiDy SenS 320 | Fiber optics / beam imaging | Optica | View publication |
| 2025 | Exceptional points in a passive strip waveguide | WiDy SenS 320 | Integrated photonics / infrared imaging | Nanophotonics | View publication |
| 2024 | Touchless short-wave infrared imaging for dynamic rapid monitoring of pupil size and gaze direction through closed eyes | WiDy SenS 640V-ST | Biomedical / eye tracking | Communications Medicine | View publication |
| 2024 | Analyzing optical dual-wavelength-band cameras operating in visible/NIR and SWIR bands | WIDY SenS 640V-STP | Dual-band camera analysis | PMC | View publication |
| 2024 | Quantifying concentration fields with short-wave infrared imaging | WiDy SenS 640 | Fluid/polymer concentration mapping | arXiv | View publication |
| 2024 | Investigation of the atmospheric turbulence effects on infrared imaging systems | NIT WiDy SenS 640 | Atmospheric turbulence / defense imaging | DergiPark / PDF | View publication |
| 2024 | Optical measurement of paper moisture content with application in paper pressing | WiDy SenS 320 | Industrial moisture measurement | Cellulose / ResearchSquare preprint | View publication |
| 2023 | SWIR digital holography and imaging through smoke and flames: unveiling the invisible | NIT WiDy SenS 640 V-ST | Fire/smoke imaging / holography | Optics Express | View publication |
| 2023 | Gated viewing at 2.09 micrometer laser wavelength: experimental system | WiDy SenS 640 | Gated SWIR imaging | SPIE Proceedings | View publication |
| 2023 | Hyperspectral imaging of lipids in biological tissues using SWIR | WiDy SWIR 640 U-ST | Biomedical / lipid imaging | Journal of Biophotonics | View publication |
| 2023 | Large field-of-view short-wave infrared metalens for scanning fiber endoscopy | WiDy SenS S320 V-ST | Meta-optics / endoscopic imaging | PMC | View publication |
| 2023 | Near-infrared imaging for information embedding and extraction | WiDy SenS 640 G-STE | NIR/SWIR computational imaging | ACM Transactions on Graphics | View publication |
| 2022 | Depth-resolved localization microangiography in the NIR-II window | WiDy SenS 640V-ST | Biomedical / microangiography | Advanced Science | View publication |
| 2022 | Dual band computational infrared spectroscopy via large-area dielectric metasurfaces | Pembroke WiDy SenS 320 | Computational spectroscopy / metasurfaces | ACS Photonics | View publication |
| 2022 | Development and application of short wavelength infrared detectors | WiDy SenS 640 / SenS 1280 / HiPe SenS 640 / LiSa SWIR | SWIR detector review | Infrared and Laser Engineering | View publication |
| 2021 | Diffuse optical localization imaging for noninvasive deep-tissue fluorescence imaging | WiDy SenS 640V-ST | Biomedical / fluorescence localization | Optica | View publication |
| 2021 | Solution-processed PbS quantum dot infrared laser with room-temperature operation | NIT WiDy SenS 320V-ST | Laser beam profiling / IR imaging | PMC | View publication |
| 2020 | Preclinical imaging and spectroscopy in the NIR-II window with single-walled carbon nanotubes | ZephIR 1.7 / IR VIVO | Preclinical NIR-II imaging | ResearchGate / preprint | View publication |
Note: This table is intended as a curated application resource. Publication links should be reviewed periodically because publisher URLs, access permissions, and article landing pages can change.
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SWIR Camera Publications FAQ
What is a SWIR camera?
A SWIR camera is an infrared camera designed to image short-wave infrared wavelengths beyond the visible spectrum. Most standard InGaAs SWIR cameras cover approximately 900 nm to 1700 nm, while extended SWIR systems can reach longer wavelengths.
Why are InGaAs cameras used for SWIR imaging?
InGaAs sensors are highly sensitive in the SWIR range and are widely used when researchers need low noise, high dynamic range, high sensitivity, and real-time imaging beyond visible wavelengths.
What applications use SWIR cameras in published research?
Published SWIR research includes semiconductor inspection, biomedical imaging, NIR-II fluorescence, hyperspectral imaging, fiber optics, laser beam profiling, atmospheric imaging, industrial moisture measurement, and computational imaging.
Can SWIR cameras see through silicon?
Yes. Silicon becomes increasingly transparent at SWIR wavelengths, which makes SWIR cameras useful for semiconductor wafer inspection, backside alignment, defect analysis, and packaging inspection.
How should I choose a SWIR camera for research?
Important selection factors include wavelength range, sensor resolution, pixel size, cooling, noise, dynamic range, exposure range, frame rate, interface, software support, optics, illumination, and the required field of view.
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