Laser performance of Coumarin 540A dye molecules in polymeric host media with different viscosities: From liquid solution to solid polymer matrix

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 650-660

  Costela, A ^a   Garcia Moreno, I ^a   Barroso, J ^b   Sastre, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMISSION; MOLECULES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PUMPING (LASER); QUANTUM THEORY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; LASING EFFICIENCY; PATTERN PHOTOBLEACHING TECHNIQUE; PHOTODEGRADATION MECHANISMS;

DYE LASERS;

EID: 0031648068     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.366755     Document Type: Article

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