Stimulated emission and lasing in <pi>-conjugated polymer films, microstructures, and opal photonic crystals

Z. Valy Vardeny; Sergey V. Frolov; Douglas Chinn; Maxim N. Shkunov; Werner Gellermann; Katsumi Yoshino; Akihiko Fujii; Richard V. Gregory; Ray H. Baughman; Anvar A. Zakhidov

doi:10.1117/12.372698

17 December 1999 Stimulated emission and lasing in π-conjugated polymer films, microstructures, and opal photonic crystals

Z. Valy Vardeny, Sergey V. Frolov, Douglas Chinn, Maxim N. Shkunov, Werner Gellermann, Katsumi Yoshino, Akihiko Fujii, Richard V. Gregory, Ray H. Baughman, Anvar A. Zakhidov

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Proceedings Volume 3797, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372698
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Recent studies of lasing and stimulated emission in luminescent (pi) -conjugated polymers performed by our group are presented. Optical properties of cylindrical, high-Q, polymer microcavities are discussed. The emission spectra of plastic microring and microdisk lasers were measured and analyzed. Cylindrical light emitting polymer microdiodes, as possible candidates for electrically-driven plastic lasers have been fabricated. Stimulated emission and lasing were also demonstrated for polymer solutions infiltrated in opal photonic crystals. In addition, two unusual regimes of stimulated emission characterized by narrow laser-like spectral lines were found in thin waveguiding polymer films. These regimes may be associated with random optical feedback introduced by light scattering inside the polymer films and amplified Raman scattering, respectively.

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Z. Valy Vardeny, Sergey V. Frolov, Douglas Chinn, Maxim N. Shkunov, Werner Gellermann, Katsumi Yoshino, Akihiko Fujii, Richard V. Gregory, Ray H. Baughman, and Anvar A. Zakhidov "Stimulated emission and lasing in π-conjugated polymer films, microstructures, and opal photonic crystals", Proc. SPIE 3797, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices III, (17 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372698

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