Patent ID: 9698561
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: C08G,C08L,H01S

Claim:
1. A temperature tuned conjugated polymer laser, comprising: a pump laser for generating an initial light beam defining a path; a lens disposed in the path of the initial light beam for focusing the initial light beam into an excitation light beam; a thiophene-based conjugated polymer; an optical cell containing the thiophene-based conjugated polymer, the optical cell having an inlet port and an outlet port, the optical cell being positioned so that the excitation light beam is directed towards the optical cell to cause the thiophene-based conjugated polymer to lase; means for circulating the thiophene-based conjugated polymer through the an inlet port and the outlet port of the optical cell; an optical cavity spaced apart from the optical cell for intensifying stimulated radiation emitted from the thiophene-based conjugated polymer, the optical cavity having a fully-reflective mirror and a partially-reflective mirror, the partially-reflective mirror being configured for emitting an output light beam; and means for selectively and controllably adjusting the temperature of the thiophene-based conjugated polymer to tune the of the output light beam wavelength.