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Multi-wavelength laser emission in dye-doped photonic liquid crystals
Author(s) -
Chun-Ta Wang,
TsungHsien Lin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.018334
Subject(s) - lasing threshold , materials science , wavelength , optoelectronics , photonic crystal , optics , dopant , laser , photonics , doping , dye laser , liquid crystal , physics
Multi-wavelength lasing in a dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) cell is demonstrated. By adding oversaturated chiral dopant, the multi-photonic band CLC structure can be obtained with non-uniform chiral solubility. Under appropriate excitation, multi-wavelength lasing can be achieved with a multi-photonic band edge CLC structure. The number of lasing wavelengths can be controlled under various temperature processes. Nine wavelength CLC lasings were observed simultaneously. The wavelength range covers around 600-675nm. Furthermore, reversible tuning of multi-wavelength lasing was achieved by controlling CLC device temperature.

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