A characterization of Rhodamine 640 for optical amplification: Collinear pump and signal gain properties in solutions, thin-film polymer dispersions, and waveguides

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Ramon, M C ^a   Ariu, M ^a   Xia, R ^a   Bradley, D D C ^a   Reilly, M A ^b   Marinelli, C ^b   Morgan, C N ^b   Penty, R V ^b   White, I H ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLINEAR PUMPS; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION; OPTICAL GAIN; RHODAMINE 640;

AMPLIFICATION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CHARACTERIZATION; DISPERSIONS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MODULATORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; QUARTZ; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOLUTIONS; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDES;

DYE LASERS;

EID: 17444382338     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1881772     Document Type: Article

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