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Item Open Access Colloidal nanoplatelets-based soft matter technology for photonic interconnected networks: low-threshold lasing and polygonal self-coupling microlasers(Wiley-VCH GmbH, 2023-11-15) Duan, Rui; Thung, Yi Tian; Zhang, Zitong; Durmuşoğlu, Emek Göksu; He, Yichen; Xiao, Lian; Lee, Calvin Xiu Xian; Lew, Wen Siang; Zhang, Lin; Li, Hanyang; Yang, Jun; Demir, Hilmi Volkan; Sun, HandongSoft matter-based microlasers are widely regarded as excellent building blocks for realizing photonic interconnected networks in optoelectronic chips, owing to their flexibility and functional network topology. However, the potential of these devices is hindered by challenges such as poor lasing stability, high lasing threshold, and gaps in knowledge regarding cavity interconnection characteristics. In this study, the first demonstration of a high-quality, low-threshold nanoplatelets (NPLs)-based polymer microfiber laser fabricated using capillary immersion techniques and its photonic interconnected networks are presented. CdSe/CdS@Cd1-xZnxS core/buffer shell@graded-shell NPLs with high optical gain characteristics are adopted as the gain medium. The study achieves a lasing threshold below 14.8 mu J cm-2, a single-mode quality (Q)-factor of approximate to 5500, and robust lasing stability in the fabricated NPLs-based microfibers. Furthermore, the study pioneers the exploration of polygonal self-coupling microlasers and the optical characteristics of their interconnected fiber network. Based on the signal generation mechanism observed in the photonic networks, an interconnected NPLs-based fiber network structure achieving single-mode lasing emission and laser mode modulation is successfully designed. The work contributes a novel method for realizing microlasers fabricated via soft-matter technologies and provides a key foundation and new insights for unit design and programming for future photonic network systems.Item Open Access Ultrahigh quality microlasers from controlled self-assembly of ultrathin colloidal semiconductor quantum wells(Wiley-VCH GmbH, 2023-03-09) Thung, Yi Tian; Duan, Rui; Durmuşoğlu, Emek Göksu; He, Yichen; Xiao, Lian; Lee, Calvin Xiu Xian; Lew, Wen Siang; Zhang, Lin; Demir, Hilmi Volkan; Sun, HandongColloidal quantum wells (CQWs) have emerged as a promising class of gain material in various optical feedback configurations. This is due to their unique excitonic features arising from their 1D quantum confinement. However, existing methods for integrating CQW onto microresonators will cause low laser quality due to uneven CQW coating. To overcome this, the use of liquid-interface kinetically driven self-assembly is proposed to coat ultrathin, close-packed layers of colloidal CdSe/Cd1−xZnxS core/shell CQWs between 7 and 14 nm onto the surface of silica microsphere cavities. The fabricated CQW-whispering-gallery-mode microlasers possess a commendable high quality (Q) factor of 13 000 at room temperature. Stable single-mode lasing output is demonstrated through evanescent field coupling between a CQW-coated microsphere and a thin uncoated microfiber in a 2D-3D microcavity configuration. These promising results highlight the suitability of the liquid-interface kinetically driven self-assembly method for realizing ultrathin CQW-coated microlasers and its high compatibility for integrating colloidal nanocrystals onto complex 3D microstructures for future miniaturized colloidal optoelectronic and photonic applications.