Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Express
Keywords
BAND-EDGE LASER; STOP BAND; EMISSION; FILM; Optics
Abstract
An amplified cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) laser performance is demonstrated by utilizing a binary-dye mixture (with 62 wt% DCM and 38 wt% PM597) as the active medium and an external stable resonator. The measured results show that the laser efficiency is enhanced as compared to the highest efficiency of each individual dye. Furthermore, using such an active CLC in an external stable resonator leads to a similar to 92X improved efficiency over the single CLC laser. In this instance, the binary-dye doped CLC simultaneously functions as laser oscillator and amplifier.
Journal Title
Optics Express
Volume
18
Issue/Number
13
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
13593
Last Page
13599
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1094-4087
Recommended Citation
Shirvani-Mahdavi, Hamidreza; Fardad, Shima; Mohajerani, Ezeddin; and Wu, Shin-Tson, "High efficiency cholesteric liquid crystal lasers with an external stable resonator" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 780.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/780
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