Colloidal-core photonic crystal fiber incorporating CdSe quantum dots for temperature sensing
A. Bozolan, University of São Paulo (Brazil); C. J. S. de Matos, Mackenzie Presbyterian University (Brazil); M. A. Romero, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
We filled the hollow core of photonic crystal fibers with CdSe nanocrystals in oil for application as temperature sensors. A 65pm/ºC spectral shift was obtained. The high light-CdSe overlap resulted in relatively high luminescence powers.
