Colloidal quantum dot nanocomposites for visible wavelength conversion of modulated optical signals

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-260

  Laurand, N ^a   Guilhabert, B ^a   McKendry, J ^a   Kelly, A E ^b   Rae, B ^c   Massoubre, D ^a   Gong, Z ^a   Gu, E ^a   Henderson, R ^c   Dawson, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; DIFFERENT SIZES; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GAN LEDS; MODULATION BANDWIDTH; MODULATION CHARACTERISTICS; MODULATION PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL CONVERSION; OPTICAL SIGNALS; VISIBLE LIGHT; WHITE-LIGHT GENERATION;

BLENDING; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT SOURCES; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84861174703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.2.000250     Document Type: Article

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