Enhanced laser action of Perylene-Red doped polymeric materials

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 12777-12784

  Garcia Moreno I ^a   Costela, A ^b   Pintado Sierra, M ^a   Martin V ^a   Sastre, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; ESTERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYMERS; PUMPING (LASER); SOLID STATE LASERS;

CROSSLINKED; KEY FACTORS; LASER ACTION; LASER OUTPUT; LASING EFFICIENCY; METHYL METHACRYLATES; PHOTO-STABILITY; REPETITION RATE;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

COLORING AGENT; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PERYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; LASER; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMISTRY; COLORING AGENTS; LASERS; LIGHT; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS;

EID: 67749099614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.012777     Document Type: Article

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