Emission properties of dye-polymer-opal photonic crystals

Author

Romanov, S.G. ; Maka, Tomasz ; Zentel, Rudolf

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ.

Volume

17

Issue

11

fYear

1999

fDate

11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2121

Lastpage

2127

Abstract

The effect of the incomplete photonic bandgap (PEG) provided by the opal template upon the emission properties of the laser dyes (Coumarin G and perylene derivative) dissolved in the solidified polymer has been studied. The bandgap of dye-polymer opal composite is highly anisotropic because of the insufficient refractive index contrast (RIG), moreover, the extent of anisotropy depends on the volume fraction of the polymer. The anisotropic bandgap enforces the corresponding directionality of the emission, but the emission anisotropy is restricted, as compared with the bandgap anisotropy, within the energy range of the Stokes shift between emission and absorption spectra of the dye. The bands of amplified spontaneous emission, which show the same anisotropy as the bandgap, have been observed. Besides, the isotropic amplified spontaneous emission band has been detected at the high intensity excitation, which band was tentatively understood as the result of the weak localization of photons in the gain medium with embedded scatterers

Keywords

dyes; filled polymers; light absorption; optical polymers; photonic band gap; refractive index; superradiance; Coumarin G; Stokes shift; absorption spectra; amplified spontaneous emission; anisotropic bandgap; anisotropy; bandgap; bandgap anisotropy; dye-polymer opal composite; dye-polymer-opal photonic crystals; emission anisotropy; emission properties; high intensity excitation; incomplete photonic bandgap; isotropic amplified spontaneous emission band; laser dyes; opal template; perylene derivative; refractive index contrast; solidified polymer; weak localization; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Electromagnetic scattering; Particle scattering; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Polymers; Refractive index; Solid lasers; Spontaneous emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.803002

Filename

803002