If you’ve been watching Nintendo Switch 2 news like a hawk for the past few weeks, you may have spotted leaks about the new and improved Joy-Con controllers, and wondering just what an IR sensor is.

Mid-IR sits in the middle of the infrared spectrum, and allows astronomers to observe objects, like flares, that are often difficult to observe in other wavelengths due to impenetrable dust.

Among the various techniques, supercontinuum (SC) generation stands out for its ability to produce light across a wide portion of the visible and infrared spectrum. However, traditional SC sources ...