Distributed feedback lasing in cellulose films

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-171

  Wenzlik, D ^a   Varanytsia, A ^b   Munoz, A ^c   Kosa, T ^c   Taheri, B ^c   Zentel, R ^a   Palffy Muhoray, P ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alpha Micron Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FILMS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THIN FILMS;

BAND EDGE; DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASING; FLUORESCENT DYES; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; PHOTONIC BANDGAP MATERIALS; SELF-ASSEMBLE;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CROSS LINKING; DYES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THIN FILMS;

EID: 84891760090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.4.000162     Document Type: Article

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