[Laser] Off the wall thought...

[Tom Becker]

If you are looking to translate short-IR, like ~900nm, this won't help, 
but if you are looking for longwave IR, like 10000nm,  here you go; 
Sparkfun just announced a $350 FLIR sensor:

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13233?utm_source=SparkFun+Customer+Newsletter&utm_campaign=245b064040-RegCustomerNews12%2F19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa5287abaf-245b064040-61263073


Tom