Fluorene-based polymer gain media for solid-state laser emission across the full visible spectrum

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 3599-3601

  Xia, Ruidong ^a   Heliotis, George ^a   Bradley, Donal D C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; GAIN CONTROL; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

OPTICAL GAIN;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

EID: 0038307147     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1576906     Document Type: Article

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