Lasing and stimulated emission in π-conjugated polymers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-11

  Frolov, S V ^a   Shkunov, M ^b   Fujii, A ^c   Yoshino, K ^c   Vardeny, Z V ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLASTIC FILMS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RING LASERS; STIMULATED EMISSION; THIN FILMS;

MICROCAVITIES; MICRODIODES; MICRODISK LASERS; MICRORING LASERS; OPTICAL FEEDBACK;

SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 0033906342     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.817632     Document Type: Article

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