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Optics Express

| THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF OPTICS

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 16, Iss. 14 — Jul. 7, 2008
  • pp: 10358–10363

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Melt-processed all-polymer distributed Bragg reflector laser

Kenneth D. Singer, Tomasz Kazmierczak, Joseph Lott, Hyunmin Song, Yeheng Wu, James Andrews, Eric Baer, Anne Hiltner, and Christoph Weder

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 14, pp. 10358-10363        doi:10.1364/OE.16.010358

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  • OCIS Codes:
  • (140.2050) Lasers and laser optics : Dye lasers
  • (160.5470) Materials : Polymers
  • (140.7260) Lasers and laser optics : Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

Citation
Kenneth D. Singer, Tomasz Kazmierczak, Joseph Lott, Hyunmin Song, Yeheng Wu, James Andrews, Eric Baer, Anne Hiltner, and Christoph Weder, "Melt-processed all-polymer distributed Bragg reflector laser," Opt. Express 16, 10358-10363 (2008)
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Abstract

We have assembled and studied melt-processed all-polymer lasers comprising distributed Bragg reflectors that were fabricated in large sheets using a co-extrusion process and define the cavities for dye-doped compression-molded polymer gain core sheets. Distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) resonators consisting of 128 alternating poly(styrene) (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) layers were produced by multilayer co-extrusion. Gain media were fabricated by compression-molding thermoplastic host poly¬mers doped with organic laser dyes. Both processing methods can be used in high-throughput roll-to-roll manufacturing. Optically pumped DBR lasers assembled from these components display single and multimode lasing in the reflection band of the resonators, with a slope efficiency of nearly 19% and lasing thresholds as low as 90μJ/cm2. The lasing wavelength can be controlled via the layer thickness of the DBR resonator films, and variation of the laser dye. Studies of threshold and efficiency are in agreement with models for end-pumped lasers.

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History
Original Manuscript: May 1, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: June 20, 2008
Revised Manuscript: June 20, 2008
Published: June 26, 2008

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Author Affiliations

Kenneth D. Singer, Tomasz Kazmierczak, Joseph Lott, Hyunmin Song, Yeheng Wu, Eric Baer, Anne Hiltner, Christoph Weder

Case Western Reserve University

James Andrews

Youngstown State University

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