Title :
Nonlinear nanocomposites for three-dimensional photonic crystals using two-photon polymerization
Author :
Jia, Baohua ; Buso, Dario ; Li, Jiafang ; Gu, Min
Author_Institution :
Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We developed a novel nanocomposite consisting of an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer modified with PbS quantum dots. The uniformally dispersed nanocomposite has high third-order nonlinearity and has been proven to be suitable for photonic crystal fabrication.
Keywords :
lead compounds; nanocomposites; optical fabrication; optical polymers; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; photonic crystals; polymerisation; quantum dots; two-photon processes; 3D photonic crystals; PbS; nonlinear nanocomposites; organic-inorganic hybrid polymer; quantum dots; third-order nonlinearity; two-photon polymerization; Apertures; Materials science and technology; Nanocomposites; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Photonic crystals; Potential well; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
