Optical uses of diamondoid-containing materials

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Novel optical devices based on diamondoid-containing materials are disclosed. Materials that may be fabricated from diamondoids include diamondoid nucleated CVD films, diamondoid-containing CVD films molecular crystals, and , polymerized materials. Devices that may be fabricated from the diamondoidcontaining materials disclosed herein include solid state dye lasers semiconductor lasers, light emitting diodes photodetectors, photoresistors, phototransistors photovoltaic cells, solar cells, anti-reflection coatings lenses, mirrors, pressure windows, optical waveguides and particle and , radiation detectors.