Laser action, in organic semiconductor waveguide and double- heterostructure devices

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6649, 1997, Pages 362-364

  Kozlov, V G ^a   Bulovic V ^a   Burrows, P E ^a   Forrest, S R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; VACUUM DEPOSITED COATINGS; WAVEGUIDES;

DOUBLE HETEROSTRUCTURE DEVICES; LASER ACTION;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; LASER; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL AID; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031586418     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/38693     Document Type: Article

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