Abstract
A nanocomposite consisting of a photosensitive organic-inorganic hybrid polymer functionalized with PbS quantum dots has been developed using a sol-gel process. The uniformly dispersed nanocomposite exhibits ultrahigh third-order non-linearity (-3.2 × 10-12 cm2 W-1) because of the strong quantum confinement of smallsized and narrowly distributed quantum dots. The non-linear nanocomposite has been proven to be suitable for the fabrication of 3D micro/nano photonic devices using two-photon polymerization. The fabricated photonic crystals show stop gaps with more than 60% suppression in transmission at the telecommunications wavelength region. (Figure Presented)
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2463-2467 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Advanced Materials |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |