Propagation characteristics and wavelength tuning of amplified spontaneous emission from dye-doped polymer

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 764-769

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POLYMERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THIN FILMS; TUNING;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE); PUMP STRIPE LENGTH; TUNABILITY; WAVELENGTHS;

SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

EID: 31044455266     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.000764     Document Type: Article

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