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Single-mode lasing from dye-doped holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal transmission gratings

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We demonstrate single-mode laser operation in dye-doped holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (HPDLC) transmission gratings. The gratings are fabricated in cells made from specifically chosen glass substrates to decrease the refractive index difference between the waveguide core layer and cladding layer. The phase separation degree of liquid crystal after holographic recording is further optimized to confine only the lowest propagation mode in the device. The mode selection mechanism is explained under the framework of the waveguide distributed feedback (DFB) theory. The wavelength of single-mode lasing can be tuned between 620 and 660 nm by varying the grating period. Our results show the HPDLC technique could provide single-mode organic DFB lasers in a tunable, simple, and large-area manner.

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The authors are grateful for financial support from the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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  1. College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China

    Wenbin Huang & Linsen Chen

  2. Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province and Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China

    Wenbin Huang & Linsen Chen

  3. State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, China

    Quan Liu & Li Xuan

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China

    Quan Liu

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Huang, W., Liu, Q., Xuan, L. et al. Single-mode lasing from dye-doped holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal transmission gratings. Appl. Phys. B 117, 1065–1071 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-014-5927-6

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