Advanced Materials, Vol.22, No.22, 2463-2463, 2010
Highly Non-Linear Quantum Dot Doped Nanocomposites for Functional Three-Dimensional Structures Generated by Two-Photon Polymerization
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 x 10(-12) cm(2) W-1) because of the strong quantum confinement of small-sized 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.