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Area of Science:

  • Optoelectronics
  • Materials Science
  • Photonics

Background:

  • Microscale laser switches are crucial for integrated photonic devices.
  • Switching laser wavelengths broadly is challenging with traditional semiconductors due to fixed energy bands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a strategy for switching lasing wavelengths across multiple states.
  • To utilize a proton-controlled intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) process in organic dye-doped flexible microsphere resonant cavities.

Main Methods:

  • Employing protonic acids to bind onto ICT molecules, enhancing ICT strength.
  • Modulating the gain region by using acids with varying proton-donating abilities.
  • Achieving laser switching among multiple wavelengths in flexible microsphere cavities.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated effective modulation of the gain region through protonic acid interaction.
  • Successfully achieved laser switching among multiple distinct wavelengths.
  • Enhanced ICT strength in organic dyes leading to red-shifted gain behavior.

Conclusions:

  • The study presents a viable strategy for tunable laser wavelength switching.
  • Results guide the rational design of miniaturized lasers using organic optoelectronic materials.
  • Proton-controlled ICT offers a pathway for advanced wavelength-agile photonic devices.