Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Silica Optical Fibers Containing Gold Nanoparticles

被引:17
作者
de Oliveira, Rafael E. P. [1 ,2 ]
Sjodin, Niclas [2 ]
Fokine, Michael [3 ]
Margulis, Walter [4 ]
de Matos, Christiano J. S. [1 ]
Norin, Lars [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Prebiteriana Mackenzie, Graphene & NanoMat Res Ctr MackGraphe, BR-01302907 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[2] ACREO Swedish ICT, Dept Fiber Opt, SE-82442 Hudiksvall, Sweden
[3] KTH Royal Inst Technol, Dept Appl Phys, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
[4] ACREO Swedish ICT, Dept Fiber Opt, SE-16440 Stockholm, Sweden
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
gold nanoparticles; plasmonics; nanoparticles in glass; specialty optical fibers; nanolinear optics; SIZE; NONLINEARITY; PARTICLES; FILMS;
D O I
10.1021/am506327q
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Gold nanoparticles have been used since antiquity for the production of red-colored glasses. More recently, it was determined that this color is caused by plasmon resonance, which additionally increases the material's nonlinear optical response, allowing for the improvement of numerous optical devices. Interest in silica fibers containing gold nanoparticles has increased recently, aiming at the integration of nonlinear devices with conventional optical fibers. However, fabrication is challenging due to the high temperatures required for silica processing and fibers with gold nanoparticles were solely demonstrated using sol-gel techniques. We show a new fabrication technique based on standard preform/fiber fabrication methods, where nanoparticles are nucleated by heat in a furnace or by laser exposure with unprecedented control over particle size, concentration, and distribution. Plasmon absorption peaks exceeding 800 dB m-1 at 514-536 nm wavelengths were observed, indicating higher achievable nanoparticle concentrations than previously reported. The measured resonant nonlinear refractive index, (6.75 ± 0.55) × 10-15 m2 W-1, represents an improvement of >50×. © 2014 American Chemical Society.
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页码:370 / 375
页数:6
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