Study of lasing action based on Förster energy transfer in optically pumped organic semiconductor thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 4096-4108

  Kozlov, V G ^a   Bulovic, V ^a   Burrows, P E ^a   Baldo, M ^a   Khalfin, V B ^a   Parthasarathy, G ^a   Forrest, S R ^a   You, Y ^b   Thompson, M E ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASTIC FILMS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS;

FORSTER ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER EMISSION; MICROCAVITY LASERS; OPTICALLY PUMPED WAVEGUIDE; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032531524     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.368624     Document Type: Article

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