Title :
Plastic lasers based on high resolution reflection gratings
Author :
Lucchetta, D.E. ; Criante, L. ; Francescangeli, O. ; Simoni, F.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica e Ingegneria dei Mater. e del Territorio, Univ. Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona
Abstract :
In this communication we report lasing effects from three plastic structures operating in different geometric configurations. The three devices are based on high resolution gratings recorded in a photosensitive organic mixture by means of holographic techniques. The first device has been realized integrating the holographic mirror in a layered structure which consists of two separate regions. The first region contains a dye as active material, the second one the holographic mirror. The third configuration consists of a standard distributed feedback (DFB) arrangement in which the active material is placed directly in contact with the periodic structure
Keywords :
dyes; holographic gratings; mirrors; optical materials; periodic structures; plastics; solid lasers; DFB; distributed feedback arrangement; dye; geometric configurations; high resolution reflection gratings; holographic mirror; holographic technique; lasing effects; periodic structure; photosensitive organic mixture; plastic lasers; plastic structures; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Liquid crystal polymers; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Periodic structures; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568362
