title: A solvent-stable nanocrystal-silica composite laser.
abstract: We have developed a photostable nanocrystal-silica (NC-silica) laser that is robust under different chemical environments, making it suitable for integration with a microfluidic network. We demonstrate that the optical properties of this microscale laser can be a dynamic function of its local environment, thus providing a platform for potential applications such as nonlinear optical chemosensing on a miniaturized scale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Yinthai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Preston T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Snee
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caruge
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Gautham P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nocera
authors.forename: Moungi G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bawendi