Patent ID: 8849087

Claim:
An optical component including a waveguide, scatterers, and quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein at least a portion of the nanoparticles include a native ligand attached to a surface thereof, the ligand being represented by the formula: X-Sp-Z wherein: X represents a primary amine group, a secondary amine group, a urea, a thiourea, an amide group, a phosphonic acid group, or a phosphinic acid group; Sp represents a spacer group comprising a group capable of allowing a transfer of charge or an insulating group; and Z represents: (i) a reactive group capable of communicating specific chemical properties to the nanocrystal as well as provide specific chemical reactivity to the surface of the nanoparticle, and/or (ii) a group that is cyclic, halogenated, or polar a-protic.