Fabrication and Optical properties of polymeric waveguides containing nanocrystalline quantum dots

We report on the fabrication of polymer waveguides containing infrared emitting nanocrystal quantum dots. Both PbSe and InAs nanocrystal quantum dots are incorporated into a fluorinated polymer by a surface functionalization method. The optical properties on the nanocrystal quantum dots are shown to be unaffected by the entire fabrication process. This method may provide a versatile platform for integration of nanocrystal quantum dots into planar photonic circuits.