Prof. Werner J. Blau Profile

Prof. Werner J. Blau

Professor at Trinity College Dublin

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Publications (55)

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2008 Paper

A sensitivity study of the localised surface plasmon resonance of high-definition structured silver nanoparticles in solution

Denise Charles, Patrick Fournet, Stephen Cunningham, Deirdre Ledwith, John Kelly, Werner Blau, Margaret Brennan Fournet

Proceedings Volume 7032, 70322G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804259

KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Silver, Particles, Absorption, Refractive index, Surface plasmons, Transmission electron microscopy, Nanostructures, Dielectrics, Dynamic light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2008 Paper

Optical limiting properties of single-walled carbon nanotube dispersions in amide solvents

Jun Wang, Werner Blau

Proceedings Volume 6988, 69881F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783254

KEYWORDS: Single walled carbon nanotubes, Optical limiting, Scattering, Nonlinear optics, Light scattering, Carbon nanotubes, Carbon, Fullerenes, Transmittance, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Near-infrared luminescent polymer waveguides and microlasers

Martin Djiango, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Bin Cai, Kyoji Komatsu, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6891, 68910Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763225

KEYWORDS: Microrings, Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Absorption, Laser damage threshold, Optical fibers, Luminescence, Optical microcavities, Transparency

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2005 Paper

Near infrared lasing in dye-doped polymeric microrings

Martin Djiango, Grace Jordan, Manuel Rüther, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5958, 59580Q (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623008

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Microrings, Near infrared, Optical fibers, Interfaces, Resonators, Absorption, Nd:YAG lasers, Cylindrical lenses, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2005 Paper

Near-infrared laser emission from high-Q polymer cavities

Takeyuki Kobayashi, Martin Djiango, Grace Jordan, Manuel Rüther, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5956, 59560A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623208

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Microrings, Waveguides, Polymer multimode waveguides, Planar waveguides, Laser optics, Luminescence, Absorption, Glasses, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2005 Paper

Optical characterization of a luminescent small molecule in solid-state polymer matrices: large gain and low-threshold microcavity lasing in the blue-green region

Grace Jordan, Michael Flaemmich, Manuel Ruether, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5934, 59340A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616436

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Microrings, Waveguides, Absorption, Optical fibers, Planar waveguides, Organic materials, Laser damage threshold, Molecules, Optical microcavities

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2005 Paper

Effect of solvent and dispersant on the bundle dissociation of single-walled carbon nanotube

Silvia Giordani, Shane Bergin, Anna Drury, Eimhin Ni Mhuircheartaigh, Manuel Ruther, Jonathan Coleman, Werner Blau

Proceedings Volume 5824, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604524

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Molecules, Single walled carbon nanotubes, Spectroscopy, Composites, Luminescence, Physics, Carbon nanotubes, Solids, Molecular aggregates

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2005 Paper

Spectroscopical analyis of strained silicon quantum wells

J. McCarthy, E. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, K. Lyutovich, M. Oehme, T. Perova, R. Moore, W. Blau

Proceedings Volume 5824, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.606601

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Quantum wells, Germanium, Transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Micro raman spectroscopy, Interfaces, Statistical analysis, Raman scattering

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2005 Paper

Nanostructured metal filled porous alumina as an anode in polymer light-emitting diodes

Ronan Hodson, Adam Strevens, Anna Drury, Hans Horhold, Werner Blau

Proceedings Volume 5824, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605402

KEYWORDS: Nickel, Aluminum, Organic light emitting diodes, Metals, Polymers, Electrodes, Scanning electron microscopy, Polishing, Interfaces, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2005 Paper

Controlled growth of arrays of straight and branched carbon nanotubes

Rory Leahy, Emer Lahiff, Andrew Minett, Werner Blau

Proceedings Volume 5824, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.606852

KEYWORDS: Chemical vapor deposition, Scanning electron microscopy, Carbon nanotubes, Argon, Spatial light modulators, Transmission electron microscopy, Silicon, Raman spectroscopy, Metals, Single walled carbon nanotubes

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2005 Paper

Mo₆S_4.5I_4.5 nanowires: dispersion studies and electron microscopy characterization of the bundles

Valeria Nicolosi, Damjan Vengust, Ales Mrzel, Dragan Mihailovic, Werner Blau, Jonathan Coleman

Proceedings Volume 5824, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.602465

KEYWORDS: Raw materials, Electron microscopy, Molybdenum, Scanning electron microscopy, Spectroscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, Carbon nanotubes, Nanotechnology, Iodine, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2005 Paper

Growth of carbon nano-structures in ceramic materials

C. Kufazvinei, R. Leahy, S. Lipson, W. Blau, F. Dillon, T. Spalding, M. Morris, J. Holmes, G. Allan, J. Patterson

Proceedings Volume 5824, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605325

KEYWORDS: Silica, Carbon nanotubes, Carbon, Scanning electron microscopy, Metals, Transmission electron microscopy, Ceramics, Statistical analysis, Raman spectroscopy, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2004 Paper

Polymer-phthalocyanine composite systems as solid state passive optical limiters

James Doyle, Sean O'Flaherty, Yu Chen, Tadgh Hegarty, Michael Hanack, Werner Blau

Proceedings Volume 5464, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544005

KEYWORDS: Composites, Absorption, Optical limiting, Polymers, Solid state physics, Metals, Nonlinear optics, Polymer thin films, Indium, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Near-infrared optical gain and stimulated emission in organic-compound-doped polymer waveguides

Takeyuki Kobayashi, Jean-Baptiste Savatier, Grace Jordan, Werner Blau, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532907

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Absorption, Molecules, Solids, Spectroscopy, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Planar waveguides, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2003 Paper

Frequency up-conversion of 800-nm femtosecond pulses by two-photon absorption in doped PMMA fibers

Grace Jordan, Takeyuki Kobayashi, Werner Blau, Hartwig Tillmann, Hans-Heinrich Hoerhold

Proceedings Volume 4972, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472841

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Optical fibers, Polymethylmethacrylate, Femtosecond phenomena, Luminescence, Chromophores, Titanium, Sapphire lasers, Upconversion, Semiconductor lasers

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