Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1485114 Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2008 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

Optical properties and photoluminescence of PbS quantum dots (QDs) embedded in glasses were investigated. Formation and radius of PbS QDs were carefully controlled though heat-treatment and modification of host glass composition. Heat-treatment conditions for precipitation of 3–10 nm radius QDs for the tunable photoluminescence in the 1–2 μm wavelength range were identified. Glasses doped with PbS QDs provide potential as robust materials for broadband fiber-optic amplifiers.

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