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Blue surface-emitting distributed feedback lasers based on TPD-doped films.

Eva M Calzado1, Jose M Villalvilla, Pedro G Boj

  • 1Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante (IUMA), Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain.

Applied Optics
|January 22, 2010
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Area of Science:

  • Organic electronics
  • Laser physics
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Organic molecules offer tunable optical properties for optoelectronic devices.
  • Distributed feedback (DFB) lasers provide wavelength selectivity and improved performance.
  • Hole-transporting organic molecules are crucial for efficient charge transport in organic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report single-mode second-order DFB lasers utilizing polystyrene films doped with N,N'-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N'-diphenylbenzidine (TPD).
  • To investigate the tunability of laser emission wavelength and the impact of DFB gratings on laser performance.
  • To demonstrate the efficacy of holographic lithography for fabricating DFB gratings.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of polystyrene films doped with 30 wt.% TPD.

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  • Incorporation of second-order DFB gratings into the organic films.
  • Tuning of emission wavelength via variation of film thickness.
  • Characterization of laser performance, including threshold and linewidth, with and without gratings.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved single-mode DFB lasers with low threshold.
    • Demonstrated tunable laser emission between 415 and 427 nm by altering film thickness.
    • Observed significantly lower linewidths and thresholds in DFB gratings compared to films without gratings.
    • Utilized holographic lithography for rapid, versatile, and simple grating preparation.

    Conclusions:

    • Polystyrene films doped with TPD are effective gain media for DFB lasers.
    • DFB gratings significantly enhance laser performance by reducing thresholds and linewidths.
    • Holographic lithography is a suitable technique for large-scale, efficient fabrication of DFB structures in organic materials.