Laser action in polymeric gain media containing scattering particles

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 640-643

  Balachandran, R M ^a   Pacheco, D P ^c   Lawandy, N M ^a,b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

^c Spectra Science Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Lasing polymers; Photonic applications; Scattering gain medium

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DYE LASERS; DYES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CREDIT CARDS; LASING POLYMERS; PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS; SCATTERING GAIN MEDIUM;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0030080587     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.000640     Document Type: Article

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