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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) microdroplet lasers offer unique single-mode emission.
    • Simultaneously achieving stability and tunability in CLC microdroplets remains a significant challenge.
    • Existing methods often compromise one property for the other.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel, scalable method for preparing stable and tunable monodisperse CLC microdroplet single-mode lasers.
    • To enhance the environmental robustness of CLC microdroplet lasers without sacrificing temperature tunability.
    • To enable practical applications in integrated optics, flexible devices, and sensors.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized interfacial polymerization to form polymer networks on microdroplet surfaces.
    • Controlled polymer network orderliness by adjusting temperature during polymerization.
    • Achieved a single, uniform pitch within the microdroplets.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully prepared monodisperse CLC microdroplet single-mode lasers with enhanced stability.
    • Demonstrated maintained temperature tunability comparable to unpolymerized samples.
    • The developed method allows for mass and rapid preparation.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method offers a viable solution for creating robust and tunable CLC microdroplet lasers.
    • This advancement is crucial for the integration of CLC lasers into practical devices.
    • The technology holds significant potential for next-generation optical and sensing technologies.