MEH-PPV and Thianthrene-containing PPV-derivatives as efficient polymeric materials for solid-state lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4464, Issue , 2002, Pages 317-328

  Horhold H H ^b   Tillmann, H ^b   Bader, C ^b   Klemm, E ^b   Holzer, W ^c   Penzkofer, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Absorption; Amplified spontaneous emission; Fluorescence; HORNER type polycondensation; Phenylene vinylene polymers; Thianthrene containing copolymers; Travelling wave lasing

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCONDENSATION; PUMPING (LASER); SOLID STATE LASERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

TRAVELLING-WAVE LASING;

SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 0036396297     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457491     Document Type: Article

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