Very compact tunable solid-state laser utilizing a thin-film organic semiconductor

Optics Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 593-595

  Riechel, S ^a   Lemmer, U ^a   Feldmann, J ^a   Berleb, S ^b   Muckl A G ^b   Brutting W ^b   Gombert, A ^c   Wittwer, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THIN FILMS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0001028644     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.26.000593     Document Type: Article

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