Studies of random laser action in π-conjugated polymers

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Tulek, A ^a   Vardeny, Z V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disordered medium; DOO PPV; Laser action; Pi conjugated polymer; Random lasing

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSIONS; CAVITY SIZE; DISORDERED MEDIUM; DISORDERED SYSTEM; DOO-PPV; EMISSION LINES; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; EXCITATION INTENSITY; GAIN MEDIUM; LASER ACTION; RANDOM LASERS; RANDOM LASING; RESONANT CAVITY; STATISTICAL THRESHOLD; THEORETICAL MODELS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

CAVITY RESONATORS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER BEAMS; LASER EXCITATION; LASER MODES; PLASTIC FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 75849162490     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/2/024008     Document Type: Article

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