Engineering optical and spectroscopic properties of colloidal crystals

A. Chiappini*, S. Nodehi, C. Armellini, V. Piccolo, D. Zonta, S.M. Pietralunga, M. Ferrari

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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) inverse opal photonic crystals present the advantage of a large surface to volume ratio, which permits to allocate a high number of chromophores that can be used (i.e) for the development of highly efficient optical devices and sensors based on fluorescence detection. In this work, Er 3+ -activated inverse opals (ErIO) were synthesized using a polystyrene (PS) template by the sol-gel method. It has been observed that the ErIO spontaneous decay rates (SDRs) are modified with respect to the bulk counterparts (ErR) due to the spatial modulation of the effective refractive index n eff at the nanoscale.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication20th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies (Fotonica 2018)
Place of PublicationStevenage
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2018
Event20th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies, Fotonica 2018 - Lecce, Italy
Duration: 23 May 201825 May 2018

Conference

Conference20th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies, Fotonica 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityLecce
Period23/05/1825/05/18

Keywords

  • colloidal crystals
  • FDTD
  • inverse opals
  • spontaneous emission

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