A flexible organic random laser based on poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) deposited on a surface corrugated poly-phthalate-carbonate substrate

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 25, 2011, Pages

  Anni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR INTERFACE; POLY(9 ,9-DIOCTYLFLUORENE); RANDOM LASERS; THICKNESS FLUCTUATIONS;

ESTERS; LASER BEAMS;

ORGANIC LASERS;

EID: 79959606842     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3601854     Document Type: Article

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