Communication

Laser Emission from Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers†

  1. Andrea Camposeo1,
  2. Francesca Di Benedetto1,
  3. Ripalta Stabile1,
  4. Antonio A. R. Neves1,
  5. Roberto Cingolani1,
  6. Dario Pisignano1,2,*

Article first published online: 2 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/smll.200801165

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Volume 5, Issue 5, pages 562–566, March 6, 2009

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Camposeo, A., Di Benedetto, F., Stabile, R., Neves, A. A. R., Cingolani, R. and Pisignano, D. (2009), Laser Emission from Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers. Small, 5: 562–566. doi: 10.1002/smll.200801165

Author Information

  1. 1

    NNL, National Nanotechnology Laboratory of Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Università del Salento via Arnesano, 73100 Lecce (Italy)

  2. 2

    Scuola Superiore ISUFI Università del Salento via Arnesano, 73100 Lecce (Italy)

*NNL, National Nanotechnology Laboratory of Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Università del Salento via Arnesano, 73100 Lecce (Italy).

  1. †

    We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the FIRB Contract RBIP06SH3W.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 2 FEB 2009
  3. Manuscript Revised: 30 SEP 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 8 AUG 2008

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  • FIRB. Grant Number: RBIP06SH3W

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Keywords:

  • fluorescence;
  • lasers;
  • nanofibers;
  • photonics;
  • waveguides

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Fully organic nanofiber lasers, made by a polymer matrix doped with gain molecules, are demonstrated. They exhibit emission in the visible and near infrared range (see image), supporting efficient waveguiding of the self-emitted light. Individual fibers can operate as optical cavities, emitting single-mode laser light at visible wavelengths with a threshold of tens of µJ cm−2.

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