Laser action in a surface-structured free-standing membrane based on a pi-conjugated polymer-composite

Yujie Chen; Johannes Herrnsdorf; Benoit Guilhabert; Alexander L. Kanibolotsky; Allan R. Mackintosh; Yue Wang; Richard A. Pethrick; Erdan Gu; Graham A. Turnbull; Peter J. Skabara; Ifor D. W. Samuel; Nicolas Laurand; Martin D. Dawson

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2010.09.021

Laser action in a surface-structured free-standing membrane based on a pi-conjugated polymer-composite

Yujie Chen, Johannes Herrnsdorf, Benoit Guilhabert, Alexander L. Kanibolotsky, Allan R. Mackintosh, Yue Wang, Richard A. Pethrick, Erdan Gu, Graham A. Turnbull, Peter J. Skabara, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Nicolas Laurand, Martin D. Dawson

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Abstract

A free-standing organic composite membrane distributed feedback (DFB) laser template-patterned by a commercially-available blank digital versatile disk (DVD) is demonstrated. This laser operates at room-temperature and ambient atmosphere and is based on a specifically designed composite incorporating a recently introduced organic semiconductor polymer system, green light-emitting pi-conjugated poly[2,5-bis(2',5'-bis(2"-ethylhexyloxy)phenyl)-p-phenylene vinylene] (BBEHP-PPV), as the gain element. This flexible organic membrane laser oscillates around 521 nm above a 1.1 mJ/cm(2) threshold. Optical gain characteristics of the composite material are also reported. The approach represents a step towards viable low-cost, even 'disposable' organic solid-state lasers. (C) 2010 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-69
Number of pages	8
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2010.09.021
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Distributed feedback organic laser
pi-Conjugated polymer-composite
Free-standing membrane
SOLID-STATE LASERS
POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)
LASING ACTION
DYE-LASERS
TRANSISTORS
EMISSION
MATRICES
DIODES
REGION
FILMS

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Chen, Y., Herrnsdorf, J., Guilhabert, B., Kanibolotsky, A. L., Mackintosh, A. R., Wang, Y., Pethrick, R. A., Gu, E., Turnbull, G. A., Skabara, P. J., Samuel, I. D. W., Laurand, N., & Dawson, M. D. (2011). Laser action in a surface-structured free-standing membrane based on a pi-conjugated polymer-composite. Organic Electronics, 12(1), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2010.09.021

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