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Mechanophotonics: Flexible Single-Crystal Organic Waveguides and Circuits
, A.R. Agrawal, S. Bhunia, V.V. Pradeep, S.S. Zade, C.M. Reddy, R. Chandrasekar
Published in Wiley-VCH Verlag
2020
PMID: 32392396
Volume: 59
   
Issue: 33
Pages: 13852 - 13858
Abstract
We present the one-dimensional optical-waveguiding crystal dithieno[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine with a high aspect ratio, high mechanical flexibility, and selective self-absorbance of the blue part of its fluorescence (FL). While macrocrystals exhibit elasticity, microcrystals deposited at a glass surface behave more like plastic crystals due to significant surface adherence, making them suitable for constructing photonic circuits via micromechanical operation with an atomic-force-microscopy cantilever tip. The flexible crystalline waveguides display optical-path-dependent FL signals at the output termini in both straight and bent configurations, making them appropriate for wavelength-division multiplexing technologies. A reconfigurable 2×2-directional coupler fabricated via micromanipulation by combining two arc-shaped crystals splits the optical signal via evanescent coupling and delivers the signals at two output terminals with different splitting ratios. The presented mechanical micromanipulation technique could also be effectively extended to other flexible crystals. © 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
About the journal
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
PublisherWiley-VCH Verlag
ISSN14337851