Light amplification and laser emission in conjugated polymers

Axel Schülzgen; Christine Spiegelberg; Michael M. Morrell; Sergio B. Mendes; Pierre Marc Allemand; Yutaka Kawabe; Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami; Seppo Honkanen; Mahmoud Fallahi; Bernard Kippelen; Nasser Peyghambarian

doi:10.1117/1.601949

Light amplification and laser emission in conjugated polymers

Axel Schülzgen, Christine Spiegelberg, Michael M. Morrell, Sergio B. Mendes, Pierre Marc Allemand, Yutaka Kawabe, Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami, Seppo Honkanen, Mahmoud Fallahi, Bernard Kippelen, Nasser Peyghambarian

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Abstract

We study optical gain and laser emission from semiconducting conjugated polymers after strong optical excitation with femtosecond laser pulses. Stimulated emission from few-hundred-nanometer thin films results in a sharp increase in emission intensity and emission line narrowing. Very large optical gain due to the stimulated emission is measured directly by pump-probe spectroscopy. Using the large light amplification in these conjugated polymers, we demonstrated planar and ring lasers of very small sizes that are suitable for applications in integrated optics. Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, distributed feedback through surface relief grating, and whispering-gallery mode emission from ring resonators are demonstrated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1149-1156
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601949
State	Published - Apr 1998

Keywords

Conjugated polymers
Laser emission
Optical gain
Resonator configurations

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Engineering

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