Ultrafast optofluidic gain switch based on conjugated polymer in femtosecond laser fabricated microchannels

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Vishnubhatla, Krishna Chaitanya ^a   Clark, Jenny ^a   Lanzani, Guglielmo ^a   Ramponi, Roberta ^a   Osellame, Roberto ^a   Virgili, Tersilla ^a  

^a IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS; MODULATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

BROAD SPECTRAL; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; FEMTO-SECOND LASERS; FEMTOSECOND LASER MICROMACHINING; GAIN SWITCHES; MODULATION RATES; ON/OFF RATIOS; POLYMERIC CHAINS; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS SECTIONS; TERAHERTZ RANGES; TIME CONSTANTS; ULTRA FASTS; ULTRAFAST GAINS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 59349088612     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3076120     Document Type: Article

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