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Journal Articles Nanoscale Research Letters Year : 2013

Photonics based on carbon nanotubes

Abstract

Among direct-bandgap semiconducting nanomaterials, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) exhibit strong quasi-one-dimensional excitonic optical properties, which confer them a great potential for their integration in future photonics devices as an alternative solution to conventional inorganic semiconductors. In this paper, we will highlight SWCNT optical properties for passive as well as active applications in future optical networking. For passive applications, we directly compare the efficiency and power consumption of saturable absorbers (SAs) based on SWCNT with SA based on conventional multiple quantum wells. For active applications, exceptional photoluminescence properties of SWCNT, such as excellent light-emission stabilities with temperature and excitation power, hold these nanometer-scale materials as prime candidates for future active photonics devices with superior performances.

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hal-01517849 , version 1 (03-05-2017)

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Qingyuan Gu, Maud Gicquel-Guézo, Slimane Loualiche, Julie Le Pouliquen, Thomas Batte, et al.. Photonics based on carbon nanotubes. Nanoscale Research Letters, 2013, 8, pp.300. ⟨10.1186/1556-276X-8-300⟩. ⟨hal-01517849⟩
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