Title :
Periodically structured polymers for tunable laser applications
Author :
Rocha, Leonardo ; Dumrcher, V. ; Fiorini, C. ; Denis, C. ; Raimond, P. ; Nunzi, J.-M.
Author_Institution :
LETI, CEA, Centre d´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Abstract :
Summary form only. Controlling the light emission properties of materials is a challenging issue. By analogy with semiconductor in which a potential periodicity allows modifications of electron propagation, periodic modulations of a material dielectric constant enables control of light propagation. We report here the development of a compact organic laser based on a distributed feedback scheme (DFB) achieved by permanent modulation of the polymer refractive index.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser tuning; optical films; optical polymers; solid lasers; DFB laser; compact organic laser; distributed feedback; electron propagation; light emission properties; light propagation control; material dielectric constant; periodic modulations; periodically structured polymers; permanent modulation; polymer refractive index; potential periodicity; tunable laser applications; Dielectric materials; Distributed feedback devices; Laser applications; Lighting control; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Polymers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910186
