NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR PHOTONICS: RECENT TRENDS ON NEW LIGHT SOURCES

摘要

We briefly review the recent advances of nanotechnology in the field of photonics. Alternative materials are being developed, such as semiconductor quantum dots integrable on GaAs, and optically-active organic molecules, which should allow easier and cheaper fabrication of more efficient devices on plastic substrates. The basic physical principles and the main technological issues of these devices are discussed in view of their application to telecom and optical networks and illumination technology.