Mesoscopic photonic structures in glasses by femtosecond-laser fashioned confinement of semiconductor quantum dots

Autor: Mardilovich, P., Yang, L., Huang, Huan, Krol, D.M., Risbud, S.H., Nanophotonics, Sub Physics of Condensed Matters begr
Přispěvatelé: Nanophotonics, Sub Physics of Condensed Matters begr
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters, 102, 1. American Institute of Physics
ISSN: 0003-6951
Popis: Optically tunable mesoscale structures offer unparalleled potential for photonic device applications. Here, we report the creation of composite photonic structures consisting of CdS xSe1−x quantum dots (QDs) customized within lines, first written in a glass by femtosecond laser pulses. CdS xSe1−x-doped borosilicate glasses were pulsed with a fs-laser using a 473 kHz repetition rate to create chemically distinct microscopic regions. Upon further heat treatment, these regions served as “micro-crucibles” within which quantum dots were precipitated exclusively. These results open prospects of developing other semiconductor doped glasses for versatile photonic structures useful over broader optical wavelengths.
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