Small mode-size waveguides in quantum-dot-doped glasses by Ag-film ion exchange

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Auxier, JM [1 ]
Honkanen, S
Morrell, MM
Leigh, MA
Sen, S
Borrelli, NF
Schülzgen, A
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[1] Univ Arizona, Coll Opt Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Corning Inc, Glass Res Grp, Ctr Res & Dev, Corning, NY 14831 USA
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10.1063/1.2202736
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We present a silver-sodium ion-exchange process for fabricating small mode-size waveguides in glass doped with PbS semiconductor quantum dots. We show that the process does not alter the optical properties of the quantum dots by comparing the waveguide and bulk luminescence spectra. We also show that the optical mode is highly confined. This field confinement produces high optical intensities, which are essential for nonlinear optical applications. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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