29 December 2015 Nanofiber waveguides and photophysics of an organic dye
M. Joseph Roberts, William W. Lai, Thomas J. Groshens, Alfred J. Baca, Simin Feng
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Abstract
We present previously unreported properties of the organic molecular dye compound, 2,3,7,8-tetracyano-5,10-dimethyl-5,10-dihydrodipyrazino[2,3-b:2’,3’-e]pyrazine (DMTC-pyrazine) (CAS Reg. No. 150960-11-5), including photophysical properties with particular emphasis on optical waveguiding. We show that DMTC-pyrazine can self-assemble into monoclinic crystals that are thermally stable over 300°C. Through shape-engineering, optimized growth conditions produced high yields of nanofiber (aspect ratio >6) crystals. No photobleaching of this dye was observed in air even after hours of on-resonant illumination. Excitation of photoluminescence within the DMTC-pyrazine nanofibers propagates in tightly confined guided modes (up to 25  μm). The finesse, end-facet reflectance, and group refractive index of nanofiber DMTC-pyrazine Fabry-Pérot cavities are reported.
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M. Joseph Roberts, William W. Lai, Thomas J. Groshens, Alfred J. Baca, and Simin Feng "Nanofiber waveguides and photophysics of an organic dye," Journal of Nanophotonics 9(1), 093038 (29 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.9.093038
Published: 29 December 2015
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KEYWORDS
Crystals

Nanofibers

Waveguides

Luminescence

Reflectivity

Single crystal X-ray diffraction

Crystallography

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