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Shape Memory: Random Lasing in Novel Dye‐Doped White Paints with Shape Memory (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2015)
Author(s) -
Espinha André,
Serrano María Concepción,
Blanco Alvaro,
López Cefe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201570049
Subject(s) - lasing threshold , materials science , photoluminescence , doping , shape memory alloy , optoelectronics , photonics , white light , optics , nanotechnology , composite material , physics , wavelength
Shape‐memory composites may be used as advanced photonic white paints to manipulate the transport of light. On page 1080, M. C. Serrano, A. Blanco, and co‐workers show how they can perform as shape‐configurable active media when doped with an organic dye, able to sustain non‐resonant feedback random lasing. Photoluminescence may be used to monitor the heat‐induced shape‐restoration process, as shown on successive steps in this artistic composition.