We report on the fabrication of efficient organic distributed feedback (DFB) lasers with thermally-nanoimprinted active films, emitting between 565 and 580 nm. The use of thermal-NIL has allowed, as opposed to room temperature or solvent-assisted techniques, high grating quality and excellent modulation depth. The 155°C heat exposure of the NIL process, does not significantly affect the thermal and optical properties of the active material (polystyrene films doped with a perylenediimide derivative). These devices combine a simple and low-cost preparation method with good laser characteristics, i.e. thresholds of 1 μJ/pulse, single-mode emission with linewidths below 0.2 nm and photostability half-lives of ~ 105 pump pulses under ambient conditions. In comparison to more standard DFBs with gratings on the substrate, their fabrication is much easier, while they show a similar laser performance.
Ramirez, M. G., Boj, P. G., Navarro-Fuster, V., Vragovic, I., Villalvilla, J. M., Alonso, I., … & Díaz-García, M. A. (2011). Efficient organic distributed feedback lasers with imprinted active films. Optics express, 19(23), 22443-22454.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.022443
