Amplified spontaneous emission and recoverable photodegradation in polymer doped with Disperse Orange 11

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1790-1793

  Howell, Brent F ^a   Kuzyk, Mark G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0141675043     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001790     Document Type: Article

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