Growth of PbSe quantum dots within high-index lead-phosphate glass for infrared saturable absorbers

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-200

  Kannan, Pradeesh ^a   Choudhary, Amol ^a   Mills, Benjamin ^a   Feng, Xian ^a   Shepherd, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITON TRANSITIONS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH-INDEX; INFRARED SPECTRAL REGIONS; SATURATION FLUENCE;

HEAT TREATMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84872119296     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12017     Document Type: Article

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