Laser emission from transversely pumped dye-doped free-standing polymer film

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-193

  Geetha, K ^a   Rajesh, M ^a   Nampoori, V P N ^a   Vallabhan, C P G ^a   Radhakrishnan, P ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Laser Emission; Mode; Polymer film; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER BEAMS; LIGHT EMISSION; PUMPING (LASER); SOLID STATE LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

EMISSION LINES; LASER EMISSION; MODE; POLYMER FILM;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 31044434913     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/8/2/013     Document Type: Article

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