Light-controllable fiber interferometer utilizing photoexcitation dynamics in colloidal quantum dot

Optics Express
Feng GaoDeming Liu

Abstract

The development of highly efficient light-controlled functional fiber elements has become indispensable to optical fiber communication systems. Traditional nonlinearity-based optical fiber devices suffer from the demerits of complex/expensive components, high peak power requirements, and poor efficiency. In this study, we utilize colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) to develop a light-controlled optical fiber interferometer (FI) for the all-optical control of the transmission spectrum. A specially designed exposed-core microstructure fiber (ECMF) is utilized to form the functional structure. Two types of PbS CQDs with absorption wavelengths around 1180 nm and 1580 nm, respectively, are deposited on the ECMF to enable the functional FI. The wavelength and power of control light are key factors for tailoring the FI transmission spectrum. A satisfactory recovery property and linear relationship between the spectrum shift and the power of control light at certain wavelength are achieved. The highest wavelength shift sensitivity of our light-controlled FI is 4.6 pm/mW, corresponding to an effective refractive index (RI) change of 5 × 10-6 /mW. We established a theoretical model to reveal that the RI of the CQD layer is governed by photoexc...Continue Reading

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