Free-standing membrane polymer laser on the end of an optical fiber

Journal Article · Mon Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940714· OSTI ID:22489348

Zhai, Tianrui; Li, Songtao; Hu, Yujie; Wang, Yimeng; Wang, Li; Zhang, Xinping ^[1]; Chen, Li ^[2]

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1. Institute of Information Photonics Technology and College of Applied Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124 (China)
2. Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Hebei 071000 (China)

One- and two-dimensional distributed feedback cavities were constructed on free-standing polymer membranes using spin-coating and lift-off techniques. Low threshold lasing was generated through feedback amplification when the 290-nm membrane device was optically pumped, which was attributed to the strong confinement mechanism provided by the active waveguide layer without a substrate. The free-standing membrane polymer laser is flexible and can be transplanted. Single- and dual-wavelength fiber lasers were achieved by directly attaching the membrane polymer laser on the optical fiber end face. This technique provides potential to fabricate polymer lasers on surfaces with arbitrary shapes.

• OSTI ID: 22489348
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
FEEDBACK
LANTHANUM SELENIDES
LASERS
MEMBRANES
OPTICAL FIBERS
POLYMERS
SPIN-ON COATING
SUBSTRATES
SURFACES
TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
WAVEGUIDES