Characterization of semiconducting polymer laser materials and the prospects for diode lasers

被引:5
作者
McGehee, MD [1 ]
Gupta, R [1 ]
Miller, EK [1 ]
Heeger, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Inst Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
关键词
poly (phenylene vinylene) and derivatives; lasers; waveguides;
D O I
10.1016/S0379-6779(98)90209-0
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
By measuring the gain and loss in thin film planar waveguides using a standard technique developed for inorganic laser materials, we show that the narrow-line emission from photopumped waveguides of the conjugated polymer poly(2-butyl-5-(2'- ethyl-hexyl)-1,4-phenylenevinylene) (BuEH-PPV) results from amplification of spontaneous emission (ASE). The narrowed linewidth of the ASE spectrum is determined by gain saturation. The techniques presented offer a simple and useful way for evaluating conjugated polymer as materials for solid state lasers. The prospects for making polymer diode lasers are discussed.
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页码:1030 / 1033
页数:4
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