• DocumentCode
    165643
  • Title

    3D sub-wavelength refractive index adjusted metal oxides for applications in optical sensing

  • Author

    Poole, Zsolt L. ; Ohodnicki, Paul ; Rongzhang Chen ; Yuankun Lin ; Chen, Kevin P.

  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    18-21 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    439
  • Lastpage
    443
  • Abstract
    We present a refractive index engineering scheme for functional metal oxides (SnO2, ZnO, TiO2) by the method of sub-wavelength engineering on the 10-50nm scale for applications in optical sensing. The method employed is based on templating by a triblock copolymer Pluronic F-127 for the manufacture of controllable 3D sub-wavelength nanostructures. By this method we demonstrate that the refractive indices of functional metal oxides can be altered substantially from their nominal value of ≥ 2 to be as low as 1.25.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; nanofabrication; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical materials; optical sensors; polymer blends; refractive index; tin compounds; titanium compounds; zinc compounds; 3D subwavelength refractive index adjusted metal oxides; Pluronic F-127 triblock copolymer; SnO2; TiO2; ZnO; optical sensing; refractive index engineering; size 10 nm to 50 nm; Materials; Metals; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NANO.2014.6968070
  • Filename
    6968070
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=165643