Title :
Laser emission from conjugated polymer in fibre waveguide structure
Author :
Kobayashi, T. ; Blau, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ireland
fDate :
1/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Lasing from a conjugated polymer, poly(9,9-di-(2-ethylhexyl)fluorenyl-2,7´-diyl), incorporated into a glass-clad step index optical fibre structure is reported. The fibre is fabricated by filling a glass capillary with a toluene solution containing polystyrene and the conjugated polymer. Under nanosecond transverse photopumping, the fibre 1.5 cm in length exhibits laser emission at 436 nm from a Fabry-Perot cavity formed by the Fresnel reflections at the fibre end-air interfaces
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; fibre lasers; laser transitions; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; optical pumping; 1.5 cm; 436 nm; Fabry-Perot cavity; Fresnel reflections; conjugated polymer; fibre end-air interfaces; fibre waveguide structure; glass capillary; glass-clad step index optical fibre structure; laser emission; nanosecond transverse photopumping; poly(9,9-di-(2-ethylhexyl)fluorenyl-2,7´-diyl); polystyrene; toluene solution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020056
