title: Temperature effects on emission of quantum dots embedded in polymethylmethacrylate.
abstract: We successfully used CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) as a dopant within a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) matrix. This doped material was used in the fabrication of a microstructured polymer optical fiber whose photoluminescence was characterized. A detailed analysis of the emission properties of the QDs as a function of temperature is presented, with the temperature dependence of this emission broken into components to show contributions from the thermo-optic effect of the PMMA and the temperature-dependence of the bandgap of the QDs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, School of Physics, The University of Sydney,New South Wales 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Helmut C Y
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Sergio G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Leon-Saval
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Argyros
authors.forename: Geoff W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Barton