A nearly diffraction limited surface emitting conjugated polymer laser

Author

Riechel, S. ; Kallinger, C. ; Lemmer, Uli ; Feldmann, J. ; Gombert, A. ; Wittwer, V. ; Scherf, U.

Author_Institution

Sektion Phys. & CeNS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munchen, Germany

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. Recent approaches towards low threshold solid state lasers are based on two-dimensional photonic bandstructures (2D-PBS). Stimulated emission and optically pumped lasing action has been observed for a variety of organic electroluminescent materials like e.g. conjugated polymers. Due to their high optical gain and the ease of fabrication organic solid state laser materials are well suited as active media in photonic crystal lasers. We have fabricated a surface emitting 2D-PBS laser utilizing a substrate which is nanopatterned through a UV-embossing process.

Keywords

light diffraction; nanotechnology; optical fabrication; optical polymers; photonic band gap; solid lasers; surface emitting lasers; UV-embossing process; active media; conjugated polymers; high optical gain; low threshold solid state lasers; nanopatterned; nearly diffraction limited surface emitting conjugated polymer laser; optically pumped lasing action; organic electroluminescent materials; organic solid state laser materials; photonic crystal lasers; stimulated emission; surface emitting 2D-PBS laser; two-dimensional photonic bandstructures; Crystalline materials; Diffraction; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical pumping; Organic materials; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910184

Filename

910184