C60 thin films for optical fiber coating applications

Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa; Achyut Kumar Dutta

doi:10.1117/12.571716

29 December 2004 C₆₀ thin films for optical fiber coating applications

Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa, Achyut Kumar Dutta

Proceedings Volume 5593, Nanosensing: Materials and Devices; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571716
Event: Optics East, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Abstract

This paper reports on the investigations of C₆₀ fullerenes films as an optical fiber coating material. The C₆₀ films were coated on the glass substrates and optical fibers by thermal evaporation of commercial C₆₀ powders at a filament temperature of 400°C in a vacuum. The structure and optical properties of these films were investigated. We found that the uniform films could be coated on fibers with a satisfactory adhesion and mechanical properties. In order to improve the properties such as density and surface morphology, we have annealed the coated films in low temperature range (<200°C). Optical transmittance and spectra were recorded and scratch tests were conducted for the coated films. It was found that the densification and reduction of surface roughness occurred when coated C60 films were annealed near by 100°C.

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Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa and Achyut Kumar Dutta "C₆₀ thin films for optical fiber coating applications", Proc. SPIE 5593, Nanosensing: Materials and Devices, (29 December 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571716

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