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Gao W, Wang T, Xu J, Zeng P, Zhang W, Yao Y, Chen C, Li M, Yu SF. Robust and Flexible Random Lasers Using Perovskite Quantum Dots Coated Nickel Foam for Speckle-Free Laser Imaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103065. [PMID: 34410038 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The advantage of using flexible metallic structures as the substrate of flexible lasers over plastic materials is its strong mechanical strength and high thermal conductivity. Here, it is proposed to deposit CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots onto Ni porous foam for the realization of flexible lasers. Under two-photon 800 nm excitation at room temperature, incoherent random lasing emission is observed at ≈537 nm. By external deformation of the Ni porous foam, incoherent random lasing can be tuned to amplified spontaneous emission as well as the corresponding lasing threshold be controlled. More importantly, it is demonstrated that the laser is robust to intensive bending (>1000 bending cycles) with minimum effect on the lasing intensity. This flexible laser is also shown to be an ideal light source to produce a "speckle" free micro-image.
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- Wei Gao
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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Hlil AR, Thomas J, Garcia-Puente Y, Boisvert JS, Lima BC, Rakotonandrasana A, Maia LJQ, Tehranchi A, Loranger S, Gomes ASL, Messaddeq Y, Kashyap R. Structural and optical properties of Nd:YAB-nanoparticle-doped PDMS elastomers for random lasers. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16803. [PMID: 34413334 PMCID: PMC8377032 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95921-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We report the structural and optical properties of Nd:YAB (NdxY1-x Al3(BO3)4)-nanoparticle-doped PDMS elastomer films for random lasing (RL) applications. Nanoparticles with Nd ratios of x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 were prepared and then incorporated into the PDMS elastomer to control the optical gain density and scattering center content over a wide range. The morphology and thermal stability of the elastomer composites were studied. A systematic investigation of the lasing wavelength, threshold, and linewidth of the laser was carried out by tailoring the concentration and optical gain of the scattering centers. The minimum threshold and linewidth were found to be 0.13 mJ and 0.8 nm for x = 1 and 0.8. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the RL intensity was easily tuned by controlling the degree of mechanical stretching, with strain reaching up to 300%. A strong, repeatable lasing spectrum over ~ 50 cycles of applied strain was observed, which demonstrates the high reproducibility and robustness of the RL. In consideration for biomedical applications that require long-term RL stability, we studied the intensity fluctuation of the RL emission, and confirmed that it followed Lévy-like statistics. Our work highlights the importance of using rare-earth doped nanoparticles with polymers for RL applications.
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- Antsar R Hlil
- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada.
- Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie Pavillon Alexmoura Vachon, Université Laval, 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
- Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, 2375 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Center for Telecommunications Studies, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Grupo Física de Materiais, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás-UFG, Campus II, Av.Esperança 1533, Goiânia, GO, 74690-900, Brazil
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie Pavillon Alexmoura Vachon, Université Laval, 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, 2375 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada.
- Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, 2375 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
- Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique Montréal, Station Centre-ville, P.O Box 6079, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada.
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Hsu YT, Tai CT, Wu HM, Hou CF, Liao YM, Liao WC, Haider G, Hsiao YC, Lee CW, Chang SW, Chen YH, Wu MH, Chou RJ, Bera KP, Lin YY, Chen YZ, Kataria M, Lin SY, Paul Inbaraj CR, Lin WJ, Lee WY, Lin TY, Lai YC, Chen YF. Self-Healing Nanophotonics: Robust and Soft Random Lasers. ACS NANO 2019; 13:8977-8985. [PMID: 31390182 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Self-healing technology promises a generation of innovation in cross-cutting subjects ranging from electronic skins, to wearable electronics, to point-of-care biomedical sensing modules. Recently, scientists have successfully pulled off significant advances in self-healing components including sensors, energy devices, transistors, and even integrated circuits. Lasers, one of the most important light sources, integrated with autonomous self-healability should be endowed with more functionalities and opportunities; however, the study of self-healing lasers is absent in all published reports. Here, the soft and self-healable random laser (SSRL) is presented. The SSRL can not only endure extreme external strain but also withstand several cutting/healing test cycles. Particularly, the damaged SSRL enables its functionality to be restored within just few minutes without the need of additional energy, chemical/electrical agents, or other healing stimuli, truly exhibiting a supple yet robust laser prototype. It is believed that SSRL can serve as a vital building block for next-generation laser technology as well as follow-on self-healing optoelectronics.
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- Yun-Tzu Hsu
- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung 40227 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences , National Taiwan Ocean University , Keelung 202 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung 40227 , Taiwan
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- Research and Development Center for Smart Textile Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology , National Taipei University of Technology , Taipei 106 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Research and Development Center for Smart Textile Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology , National Taipei University of Technology , Taipei 106 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences , National Taiwan Ocean University , Keelung 202 , Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung 40227 , Taiwan
- Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology, Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung 40227 , Taiwan
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- Department of Physics , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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da Silva-Neto ML, de Oliveira MCA, Dominguez CT, Lins REM, Rakov N, de Araújo CB, Menezes LDS, de Oliveira HP, Gomes ASL. UV random laser emission from flexible ZnO-Ag-enriched electrospun cellulose acetate fiber matrix. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11765. [PMID: 31409828 PMCID: PMC6692312 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48056-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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We report an alternative random laser (RL) architecture based on a flexible and ZnO-enriched cellulose acetate (CA) fiber matrix prepared by electrospinning. The electrospun fibers, mechanically reinforced by polyethylene oxide and impregnated with zinc oxide powder, were applied as an adsorbent surface to incorporate plasmonic centers (silver nanoprisms). The resulting structures - prepared in the absence (CA-ZnO) and in the presence of silver nanoparticles (CA-ZnO-Ag) - were developed to support light excitation, guiding and scattering prototypes of a RL. Both materials were excited by a pulsed (5 Hz, 5 ns) source at 355 nm and their fluorescence emission monitored at 387 nm. The results suggest that the addition of silver nanoprisms to the ZnO- enriched fiber matrix allows large improvement of the RL performance due to the plasmon resonance of the silver nanoprisms, with ~80% reduction in threshold energy. Besides the intensity and spectral analysis, the RL characterization included its spectral and intensity angular dependences. Bending the flexible RL did not affect the spectral characteristics of the device. No degradation was observed in the random laser emission for more than 10,000 shots of the pump laser.
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- Manoel L da Silva-Neto
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, 48902-300, Juazeiro, BA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física/CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, 58051-900, PB, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, 48902-300, Juazeiro, BA, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, 48902-300, Juazeiro, BA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, 48902-300, Juazeiro, BA, Brazil.
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- Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, 48902-300, Juazeiro, BA, Brazil
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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The spatial formation of coherent random laser modes in strongly scattering disordered random media is a central feature in the understanding of the physics of random lasers. We derive a quantum field theoretical method for random lasing in disordered samples of complex amplifying Mie resonators which is able to provide self-consistently and free of any fit parameter the full set of transport characteristics at and above the laser phase transition. The coherence length and the correlation volume respectively is derived as an experimentally measurable scale of the phase transition at the laser threshold. We find that the process of stimulated emission in extended disordered arrangements of active Mie resonators is ultimately connected to time-reversal symmetric multiple scattering in the sense of photonic transport while the diffusion coefficient is finite. A power law is found for the random laser mode diameters in stationary state with increasing pump intensity.
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Flexible Random Laser Using Silver Nanoflowers. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:polym11040619. [PMID: 30960602 PMCID: PMC6523250 DOI: 10.3390/polym11040619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A random laser was achieved in a polymer membrane with silver nanoflowers on a flexible substrate. The strong confinement of the polymer waveguide and the localized field enhancement of silver nanoflowers were essential for the low-threshold random lasing action. The lasing wavelength can be tuned by bending the flexible substrate. The solution phase synthesis of the silver nanoflowers enables easy realization of this type of random lasers. The flexible and high-efficiency random lasers provide favorable factors for the development of imaging and sensing devices.
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Albuquerque de Oliveira MC, de Souza Menezes L, Pincheira PIR, Rojas-Ulloa C, Gomez NR, de Oliveira HP, Leônidas Gomes AS. A random laser based on electrospun polymeric composite nanofibers with dual-size distribution. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:728-734. [PMID: 36132269 PMCID: PMC9473278 DOI: 10.1039/c8na00277k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Electrospun fiber-based random lasers are environment-friendly flexible systems in which waveguiding/scattering processes provided by their structure with a broad distribution of diameters are essential elements to generate a suitable lasing mechanism. In this work, we prepared electrospun fibers with dual-size diameter distribution (above and below the critical value for waveguiding), allowing that both optical processes can be established in the polymer network. As a result, random laser emission was observed for the electrospun fibers presenting dual-size diameters with rhodamine 6G as the gain medium, characterizing the combination of waveguiding/scattering as an adequate condition for development of organic nanofibrous random lasers. Degradation assays were also performed in order to evaluate the prolonged use of such random laser systems.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária Recife PE 50670-901 Brazil
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de La Frontera Temuco Chile
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- Graduate Program in Materials Science, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco Juazeiro BA 48902-310 Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária Recife PE 50670-901 Brazil
- Graduate Program in Materials Science, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco Juazeiro BA 48902-310 Brazil
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Lee YJ, Chou CY, Yang ZP, Nguyen TBH, Yao YC, Yeh TW, Tsai MT, Kuo HC. Flexible random lasers with tunable lasing emissions. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:10403-10411. [PMID: 29671442 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr00229k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In this study, we experimentally demonstrated a flexible random laser fabricated on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate with a high degree of tunability in lasing emissions. Random lasing oscillation arises mainly from the resonance coupling between the emitted photons of gain medium (Rhodamine 6G, R6G) and the localized surface plasmon (LSP) of silver nanoprisms (Ag NPRs), which increases the effective cross-section for multiple light scattering, thus stimulating the lasing emissions. More importantly, it was found that the random lasing wavelength is blue-shifted monolithically with the increase in bending strains exerted on the PET substrate, and a maximum shift of ∼15 nm was achieved in the lasing wavelength, when a 50% bending strain was exerted on the PET substrate. Such observation is highly repeatable and reversible, and this validates that we can control the lasing wavelength by simply bending the flexible substrate decorated with the Ag NPRs. The scattering spectrum of the Ag NPRs was obtained using a dark-field microscope to understand the mechanism for the dependence of the wavelength shift on the exerted bending strains. As a result, we believe that the experimental demonstration of tunable lasing emissions based on the revealed structure is expected to open up a new application field of random lasers.
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- Ya-Ju Lee
- Institute of Electro-Optical Science and Technology, National Taiwan Normal University, 88, Sec.4, Ting-Chou Road, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
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Chang SW, Liao WC, Liao YM, Lin HI, Lin HY, Lin WJ, Lin SY, Perumal P, Haider G, Tai CT, Shen KC, Chang CH, Huang YF, Lin TY, Chen YF. A White Random Laser. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2720. [PMID: 29426912 PMCID: PMC5807428 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21228-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Random laser with intrinsically uncomplicated fabrication processes, high spectral radiance, angle-free emission, and conformal onto freeform surfaces is in principle ideal for a variety of applications, ranging from lighting to identification systems. In this work, a white random laser (White-RL) with high-purity and high-stability is designed, fabricated, and demonstrated via the cost-effective materials (e.g., organic laser dyes) and simple methods (e.g., all-solution process and self-assembled structures). Notably, the wavelength, linewidth, and intensity of White-RL are nearly isotropic, nevertheless hard to be achieved in any conventional laser systems. Dynamically fine-tuning colour over a broad visible range is also feasible by on-chip integration of three free-standing monochromatic laser films with selective pumping scheme and appropriate colour balance. With these schematics, White-RL shows great potential and high application values in high-brightness illumination, full-field imaging, full-colour displays, visible-colour communications, and medical biosensing.
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- Shu-Wei Chang
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
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Jin LM, Chen X, Siu CK, Wang F, Yu SF. Enhancing Multiphoton Upconversion from NaYF 4:Yb/Tm@NaYF 4 Core-Shell Nanoparticles via the Use of Laser Cavity. ACS NANO 2017; 11:843-849. [PMID: 28033468 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b07322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We discover that emission efficiency of Tm3+-doped upconversion nanoparticles can be enhanced through the use of a laser cavity. With suitable control of the lasing conditions, the population of the intermediate excited states of the Tm3+ can be clamped at a required value above the excitation threshold. As a result, upconversion efficiency for the 300-620 nm emission band of the Tm3+-doped nanoparticles under 976 nm excitation can be enhanced by an order of magnitude over the case without a laser cavity. This is because the intrinsic recombination process of the intermediate excited states is suppressed and the surplus of excitation power directly contributes to the enhancement of multiphoton upconversion. Furthermore, our theoretical investigation has shown that the improvement of upconversion emission efficiency is mainly dependent on the cavity loss, so that this strategy can also be extended to other lanthanide-doped systems.
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- Li Min Jin
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China
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Zhai T, Chen J, Chen L, Wang J, Wang L, Liu D, Li S, Liu H, Zhang X. A plasmonic random laser tunable through stretching silver nanowires embedded in a flexible substrate. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:2235-40. [PMID: 25565214 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06632d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A mechanically-tunable random laser based on a waveguide-plasmonic scheme has been investigated. This laser can be constructed by spin coating a solution of polydimethylsiloxane doped with the rhodamine 6G organic dye and silver nanowires onto a silicone rubber slab. The excellent overlap of the plasmon resonance peak of the silver nanowires with both the pump wavelength and the photoluminescence spectrum provides the low threshold and tuning properties of the random laser. The random laser wavelength can be tuned from 558 to 565 nm by stretching the soft substrate, which causes reorientation and breakage of the silver nanowires. The polarization state of the random laser can also be changed from random polarization to partial polarization by stretching. The laser performance remains unchanged after the stretching and restoration experiments. These results not only enable easy realization of an ultrathin flexible plasmonic random laser but also provide insights into the mechanisms of three-dimensional plasmonic feedback random lasers.
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- Tianrui Zhai
- Institute of Information Photonics Technology and College of Applied Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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Shi ZF, Zhang YT, Xia XC, Zhao W, Wang H, Zhao L, Dong X, Zhang BL, Du GT. Electrically driven ultraviolet random lasing from an n-MgZnO/i-ZnO/SiO2/p-Si asymmetric double heterojunction. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:5080-5085. [PMID: 23640662 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr33445g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Electrically pumped lasing action has been realized in ZnO from an n-MgZnO/i-ZnO/SiO2/p-Si asymmetric double heterostructure, an ultralow threshold of 3.9 mA was obtained. The mechanism of the laser is associated with the in-plane random resonator cavities formed in the ZnO films and the elaborate hollow-shaped SiO2 cladding pattern, which prevent the lateral diffusion of injection current and ultimately lower the threshold current of the laser diode. In addition, a waveguide mechanism due to different refractive indices of three epilayers enhances the guided optical field on the ZnO side, resulting in an improved light extraction efficiency.
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- Zhi-Feng Shi
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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Kwak K, Cho K, Kim S. Characterization of a photodiode coupled with a Si nanowire-FET on a plastic substrate. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2010; 10:9118-9126. [PMID: 22163398 PMCID: PMC3230961 DOI: 10.3390/s101009118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Revised: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 09/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, a laterally coupled device composed of a photodiode and a Si nanowires-field-effect transistor (NWs-FET) is constructed on a plastic substrate and the coupled device is characterized. The photodiode is made of p-type Si NWs and an n-type ZnO film. The Si NWs-FET is connected electrically to the photodiode in order to enhance the latter's photocurrent efficiency by adjusting the gate voltage of the FET. When the FET is switched on by biasing a gate voltage of -9 V, the photocurrent efficiency of the photodiode is three times higher than that when the FET is switched off by biasing a gate voltage of 0 V.
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- Kiyeol Kwak
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea; E-Mails: (K.K.); (K.C.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea; E-Mails: (K.K.); (K.C.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea; E-Mails: (K.K.); (K.C.)
- Department of Nano Semiconductor Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea
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Yang H, Yu S, Lau S, Herng T, Tanemura M. Ultraviolet Laser Action in Ferromagnetic Zn1-xFexO Nanoneedles. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2009; 5:247-251. [PMID: 20652128 PMCID: PMC2893907 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-009-9473-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Fe-doped ZnO nanoneedles (NDs) were fabricated by an Ar+ ion sputtering technique operated at room temperature. The as-grown samples show both ferromagnetic and lasing properties. The saturated magnetization moment was measured from 0.307 to 0.659 emu cm-3 at the field of 10 kOe with various Fe concentrations. Intense ultraviolet random lasing emission was observed from Zn1 - xFexO NDs at room temperature. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy result reveals that the doped Fe atoms occupy the Zn sites and lead to a decrease in oxygen deficiency.
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- Hy Yang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, 639798, Singapore.
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Ma X, Pan J, Chen P, Li D, Zhang H, Yang Y, Yang D. Room temperature electrically pumped ultraviolet random lasing from ZnO nanorod arrays on Si. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:14426-14433. [PMID: 19654850 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.014426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report the electrically pumped ultraviolet random lasing from ZnO nanorod arrays on Si. Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures in a form of Au/SiO(2)/ZnO-nanorod-array were fabricated on Si. Such devices exhibit random lasing when the Au electrode is applied with a sufficiently high positive voltage. In this context, in the region adjacent to SiO(2)/ZnO-nanorod-array interface, stimulated emission from ZnO occurs due to population inversion and, moreover, light is scattered by the nanorods and SiO(2) films. Therefore, random lasing proceeds due to optical gain achieved by the stimulated emission and multiple scattering.
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- Xiangyang Ma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, ZhejiangUniversity, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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Zeng H, Li Z, Cai W, Cao B, Liu P, Yang S. Microstructure Control of Zn/ZnO Core/Shell Nanoparticles and Their Temperature-Dependent Blue Emissions. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:14311-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp0770413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Djurisić AB, Leung YH. Optical properties of ZnO nanostructures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2006; 2:944-61. [PMID: 17193149 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200600134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 563] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We present a review of current research on the optical properties of ZnO nanostructures. We provide a brief introduction to different fabrication methods for various ZnO nanostructures and some general guidelines on how fabrication parameters (temperature, vapor-phase versus solution-phase deposition, etc.) affect their properties. A detailed discussion of photoluminescence, both in the UV region and in the visible spectral range, is provided. In addition, different gain (excitonic versus electron hole plasma) and feedback (random lasing versus individual nanostructures functioning as Fabry-Perot resonators) mechanisms for achieving stimulated emission are described. The factors affecting the achievement of stimulated emission are discussed, and the results of time-resolved studies of stimulated emission are summarized. Then, results of nonlinear optical studies, such as second-harmonic generation, are presented. Optical properties of doped ZnO nanostructures are also discussed, along with a concluding outlook for research into the optical properties of ZnO.
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