Zheli Wang , Yaoyao Fan , Xi Tian , Yuan Long , Wenqian Huang , Liping Chen
{"title":"Development of a rapid detection method for maize seed purity using a modular high-throughput near-infrared non-destructive testing system","authors":"Zheli Wang , Yaoyao Fan , Xi Tian , Yuan Long , Wenqian Huang , Liping Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The identification of maize seed varieties is crucial for ensuring high agricultural production quality, enhancing food security, regulating the seed market, advancing technological development, and supporting environmental sustainability. This study applied a high-throughput near-infrared detection system to identify various maize seed varieties. Using spectral data, different preprocessing methods and classification models were explored to construct a classification model for mixed-coated maize seeds (nine classifications). Results indicated that full-spectrum technology effectively distinguishes between mixed-coated varieties. Optimization with CARS and SPA algorithms identified the optimal model, SG-CARS-SPA-LR, which used 60 feature bands to achieve classification accuracies of 0.87 and 0.86 for calibration and test sets, respectively. Additionally, a three-class model for single-coated seeds was developed, enhancing the classifier’s generalization ability through feature selection and model optimization. Findings demonstrate that full-spectrum technology performs best for identifying varieties with the same coating type, especially uncoated seeds. The SG-CARS-SPA-LR model achieved exceptional classification accuracy (0.99) for both calibration and test sets using only 15 feature bands, underscoring this method’s efficiency and suitability for high-throughput seed analysis applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 105836"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143807459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structure design and electroplating fabrication of cost-effective externally copper-coated polypropylene dielectric hollow waveguide for low-loss, flexible and robust delivery of terahertz waves","authors":"Guangning Hou, Sheng Liu, Zhipeng Zha, Shuoying Yu, Qingtian Zhang, Jiayu Wang, Zhan Su, Shaoqiang Chen, Shaohua Liu, Chengbin Jing, Junhao Chu","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105841","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105841","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is an urgent demand for low-loss, flexible, robust, and cost-effective waveguides to support terahertz (THz) 6G wired communications, sensing, and imaging applications. An external copper (Cu)-coated polypropylene (PP) THz hollow waveguide (HWG) structure was proposed based on theoretical analysis of the finite element method. Low theoretical transmission losses at 0.1 and 0.3 THz were achieved by optimizing the waveguide structural parameters, including inner diameter and wall thickness, etc. An electroplating apparatus was built up to prepare the dense and smooth Cu reflective layer on the outside of the PP tubes. The transmission losses of the Cu/PP HWG sample at 0.1 THz and 0.3 THz were 1.83 dB/m and 1.18 dB/m, respectively. The waveguide sample exhibited robust transmission behaviors (output power fluctuation below 3.7 %) in −78.5/65 °C environments and after 10 cycles of anti-vibration test (10–500 Hz). This study provided a different insight into developing low-loss, flexible, durable, and low-cost metal/dielectric THz HWG, which would be valuable for establishing reliable THz wave transmission systems in practical engineering applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105841"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Pokorná , Z. Bálintová , V. Bernard , E. Staffa
{"title":"Infrared thermography examination of post-traumatic conditions of the hand nerves in paediatric patients compared to EMG examination","authors":"J. Pokorná , Z. Bálintová , V. Bernard , E. Staffa","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105838","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105838","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Infrared thermography is a frequently employed technique for temperature screening in a variety of fields, yet it has the potential to be widely used in various medical examinations too. This article outlines the advantages of using infrared thermography in paediatric neurology to detect nerve pathology in the hand and compares its measurement results with the traditional neurological examination technique, electromyography.</div><div>In order to achieve more accurate detection of the region of interest, original algorithm for the thermal evaluation of thermographic images was developed for the purposes of this study facilitating segmentation procedures according to the anatomical structure of the nerves of the hand. It is further noted that, with minor modification, this approach could be utilised in the future for similar evaluations of thermographic images in another application.</div><div>The present study examined the surface skin temperature of 19 children’s hands using infrared thermography. The temperature findings were then used to determine whether a child’s hand had suffered nerve damage resulting from various types of injury. The statistically verified results using Student’s <em>t</em>-test indicate that nerve damage does affect hand skin temperature and may therefore be detected using an infrared camera. This suggests that infrared thermography may be useful in assisting with the primary diagnosis of nerve damage in children with hand injuries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105838"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junying Shi , Zhongdong Liu , Yuansen Guo , Zhongbo Yang , Ying Fu , Pan Wang , Mingjie Tang , Yan Jiang , Huabin Wang , Mingkun Zhang
{"title":"Terahertz spectroscopy distinguishes isomeric amino acids and oligopeptides in solution","authors":"Junying Shi , Zhongdong Liu , Yuansen Guo , Zhongbo Yang , Ying Fu , Pan Wang , Mingjie Tang , Yan Jiang , Huabin Wang , Mingkun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105839","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105839","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy holds significant promise for biomolecular detection. While isomers in solid-state crystal forms have been successfully identified based on their distinct absorption features, distinguishing solution-phase isomers using THz spectroscopy remains challenging. In this study, a THz attenuated total reflection-microfluidic system was employed to characterize the THz absorption spectra of leucine, isoleucine, and their oligopeptides in solution. A linear correlation between low-frequency THz absorption and solute concentration enabled the differentiation of isomers by calculating the ratio of the relative absorption coefficient to solute concentration. Principal component analysis and clustering revealed clear separability between dipeptides and tripeptides. Molecular dynamics simulations further demonstrated that structural differences between isomers influence solvent-accessible surface areas and hydration shell volumes, explaining the observed spectral variations. This method offers a promising approach for detecting analogous biomolecules in solution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105839"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143792062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genping Zhao , JiaSheng Zhu , Quan Jiang , Silu Feng , Zhuowei Wang
{"title":"Edge Feature Enhanced Transformer Network for RGB and infrared image fusion based object detection","authors":"Genping Zhao , JiaSheng Zhu , Quan Jiang , Silu Feng , Zhuowei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105824","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105824","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Compared to RGB imaging, synchronous RGB and infrared (IR) imaging enables to offer more comprehensive information to improve object detection performance in diverse settings. However, current associated fusion approaches have limitation in local edge detail learning, resulting in challenges like missed detection of edge small, and occluded objects in the fused images. To fully utilize information from different modalities, an efficient Edge Feature Enhanced Transformer Network (EFETN) is developed in this study for target detection. The proposed network is designed as a dual-stream backbone transformer-based framework. Edge feature enhancement is addressed in this dual-stream network structure by embedding two proposed modules. One is constructed for feature extraction from each individual modality image through simultaneous context information and low-frequency filtering enhancement. The other utilizes the self-attention mechanism of the Transformer to merge features from various modalities in a residual form and mutually enhance each other to improve object detection performance. Comprehensive experiments and ablation studies conducted on multiple public datasets validate the efficacy of the proposed approach, showcasing state-of-the-art detection performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105824"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FSCNet: Feature synthesis with wavelet coefficients for infrared small target detection","authors":"Haonan Li , Xiaoming Peng , Jianlin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105825","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105825","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Infrared small target detection (IRSTD) has critical applications in fields such as infrared early warning and guidance. Recent studies have shown that data-driven deep learning methods achieve better performance than traditional model-driven approaches. Due to their small size, infrared small targets generally lack semantic details. However, most existing deep learning methods for IRSTD cannot preserve the small targets information due to the max-pooling downsampling operations they use to construct deep semantic feature maps in their target detection networks. In this paper, we propose FSCNet, an innovative deep learning framework specifically crafted for infrared small target detection. The network addresses the critical challenge of information loss prevalent in traditional deep learning models during the down-sampling process. Specifically, FSCNet introduces a wavelet coefficient-based feature extraction mechanism to effectively distinguish small targets from the background. By integrating the proposed frequency attention gate module (FAGM), the network is capable of enhancing high-frequency details that are typically obscured, ensuring that target features are retained even in deeper layers of the network. Additionally, we come up with the group spatial-channel Transformer block (G-SCTB), which facilitates the interaction and enhancement of multi-scale features, leading to a robust representation of small targets. Experimental results on three benchmarks NUAA-SIRST, NUDT-SIRST and IRSTD-1K demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed FSCNet, which is competitive to the state-of-the-art infrared small target detection methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105825"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of land degradation in different land uses by modeling soil salinity and soil erodibility coupled Vis-NIR spectroscopy and machine learning model","authors":"Danning Zhang , Xiaoyun Su , Zengli Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105835","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurate forecasting of soil salinity (ECe) and erodibility (K-factor) is of importance for food security and effective management for environmental issues. It is important to address land degradation. Hence, this study aims to employ visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) to precisely predict soil salinity and erodibility at different types of land use such as rangelands, bare lands, and farmlands, where land degradation is a significant issue. In this way, the multiple regression (MR) and random forest (RF) modelling techniques were used. 150 sampling points were selected to represent the diversity in land uses for soil analysis. At each point, the ECe and the K-factor from the RUSLE model were measured. A portable spectrometer captured spectral reflectance was employed to measure reflectance in the 400 to 2400 nm wavelength range. In this study, spectral reflectance data at each wavelength and combinations of different wavelength reflectance data were used as input variables. The results showed that the RF model, which incorporated combined factors as input variables, surpassed other models in predicting both ECe (RMSE = 4.85 and R<sup>2</sup> = 0.87) and K-factor (RMSE = 0.014 and R<sup>2</sup> = 0.60). Additionally, the analysis highlighted improved model performance across different land use types, particularly in farmlands and rangelands. Furthermore, the RF model proved more effective than the MR model in estimating soil erodibility at all land use types. This integrated approach showed the power of integrating Vis-NIR data and machine learning techniques to assess land degradation parameters. These results support the implementation of targeted agricultural practices by policymakers to address these challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 105835"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renshi Li , Hao Deng , Ruopeng Fang , Zhenyu Xu , Ruifeng Kan
{"title":"Frequency-division multiplexing intensity-modulated laser heterodyne radiometer for simultaneous measurements of atmospheric CO2 and CH4 columns","authors":"Renshi Li , Hao Deng , Ruopeng Fang , Zhenyu Xu , Ruifeng Kan","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105830","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Frequency-division multiplexing intensity-modulated (FDM-IM) laser heterodyne detection has been proposed and applied to measure atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> columns. System performance analysis indicates that the system noise level is approximately ten times lower than the theoretical quantum limit. The developed laser heterodyne radiometer (LHR) was used to continuously monitor CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> column concentrations in Hefei, China, for two days, achieving a measurement precision of approximately 0.6 %. Compared with traditional single channel LHR, the relative error margin is maintained within 0.1 %. The FDM-IM LHR demonstrates comparable performance to traditional LHRs while enabling simultaneous measurement of multiple atmospheric components and significantly reducing system complexity and costs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105830"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yujiao Tao , Xinxin Zhao , Xiaolong Liu , Yingchun Wu , Lan Li , Rongping Wang , Wei Zhang
{"title":"Narrowband optical filter with EIT-like effect on chalcogenide glass","authors":"Yujiao Tao , Xinxin Zhao , Xiaolong Liu , Yingchun Wu , Lan Li , Rongping Wang , Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105832","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105832","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper introduces a narrowband filter leveraging the electromagnetically induced transparency-like (EIT-like) effect on the GeSbSe platform. The innovative cascade micro-ring design includes an additional single micro-ring on the conventional add-drop type micro-ring resonator (MRR), resulting in the attainment of a distinct narrow transparent peak. This achievement demonstrates the practicality of realizing the EIT-like effect on GeSbSe platforms. By studying the influence of the coupling gap and micro-ring radius difference on device performance, the filter is successfully fabricated utilizing electron-beam lithography (EBL) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching techniques. The experimental results show that the filter has a narrow bandwidth of 0.26 nm and a high extinction ratio of 16 dB. These results underscore the significant research potential of GeSbSe and EIT-like effects in the field of optical filter technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105832"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Can Li , Yecheng Luo , Yi Shu , Churong Ma , Kai Chen
{"title":"Large-Area near infrared metamaterial emitters based on Si nanodisk arrays","authors":"Can Li , Yecheng Luo , Yi Shu , Churong Ma , Kai Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105827","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105827","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar energy harvesting provides a sustainable solution to meet the continuous growth of global power demand. Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology is a technique of converting solar thermal energy into electricity, with its core component being a thermal emitter that can endure high temperatures. In this study, we successfully developed a spectrally selective emitter based on silicon nanodisk arrays on a tungsten substrate. By adjusting the structural parameters of the arrays, we can not only effectively tune the spectral position of the resonances but also control the spectral bandwidth, matching the absorption/emission wavelength with the bandgaps of various semiconductor materials. <u>Experimental emissivity as high as 0.89 was obtained.</u> The nanodisks are manufactured using scalable colloidal lithography enabling mass-production of these structures for TPV technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":"147 ","pages":"Article 105827"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}