Zhao, Z, Jose, G, Fernandez, TT et al. (9 more authors) (2013) Active glass–polymer superlattice structure for photonic integration. Nanotechnology, 23 (22). ARTN 225302. 225302 - ? (7). ISSN 0957-4484
Abstract
We propose an all-laser processing approach allowing controlled growth of organic–inorganic superlattice structures of rare-earth ion doped tellurium-oxide-based glass and optically transparent polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) polymer; the purpose of which is to illustrate the structural and thermal compatibility of chemically dissimilar materials at the nanometer scale. Superlattice films with interlayer thicknesses as low as 2 nm were grown using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) at low temperatures (100 °C). Planar waveguides were successfully patterned by femtosecond-laser micro-machining for light propagation and efficient Er3+-ion amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The proposed approach to achieve polymer–glass integration will allow the fabrication of efficient and durable polymer optical amplifiers and lossless photonic devices. The all-laser processing approach, discussed further in this paper, permits the growth of films of a multitude of chemically complex and dissimilar materials for a range of optical, thermal, mechanical and biological functions, which otherwise are impossible to integrate via conventional materials processing techniques.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Materials Research (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Pollard Institute (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2014 12:35 |
Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2014 10:49 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/23/22/225302 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Science |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/0957-4484/23/22/225302 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:77462 |