Circularly polarized fluorescence from light-emitting microcavities with sculptured-thin-film chiral reflectors

Jian Xu; Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Justin Liou; An Chen; Ian J. Hodgkinson

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2006.02.025

Circularly polarized fluorescence from light-emitting microcavities with sculptured-thin-film chiral reflectors

Jian Xu, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Justin Liou, An Chen, Ian J. Hodgkinson

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A light-emitting microcavity with sculptured-thin-film (STF) chiral reflectors is fabricated to produce narrowband circularly polarized (CP) light. The device is composed of a layer of fluorescent molecules (Alq3) sandwiched between two STF chiral reflectors to form a resonant microcavity with CP-selectivity, which emits narrowband left CP (LCP) and right CP (RCP) light upon photoexcitation. Our results also indicate the possibility of developing STF reflector-based diode laser devices delivering pure and controllable circular polarization.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	235-239
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	264
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2006.02.025
State	Published - Aug 1 2006

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Circularly polarized fluorescence from light-emitting microcavities with sculptured-thin-film chiral reflectors

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