Issue 42, 2015

Light guiding and optical resonances in ZnS microstructures doped with Ga or In

Abstract

The high refractive index of ZnS (about 2.4 in the visible range) makes ZnS microstructures good candidates for the fabrication of light guides and resonant microcavities. Light guiding behaviour has been studied in several ZnS structures. In particular, in this work the behavior of rods and plates has been investigated and it has been shown that the morphology of the studied structures plays a determinant role in the supported resonant modes. In ZnS:Ga and ZnS:In structures investigated in the present work Fabry–Pérot as well as whispering gallery resonant modes are supported. A good agreement has been found between the experimental results and the theoretical model used to describe both types of resonances, which have been used to estimate the refractive index of the doped material. In ZnS:Ga wires with a triangular cross-section a lasing effect has been observed in the blue-green range. To our knowledge, it is the first time that resonant modes in the visible region have been studied in doped ZnS.

Graphical abstract: Light guiding and optical resonances in ZnS microstructures doped with Ga or In

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Aug 2015
Accepted
03 Sep 2015
First published
04 Sep 2015

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 10981-10989

Light guiding and optical resonances in ZnS microstructures doped with Ga or In

B. Sotillo, P. Fernández and J. Piqueras, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 10981 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC02383A

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