Diode pumped, single-mode, narrow linewidth tunable vertical surface emitting organic laser (VECSOL) controlled by a chirped volume Bragg grating (Conference Presentation)

We report on the realization of a narrow-linewidth diode-pumped solution-processed solid-sate vertically emitting surface organic laser (VECSOL) using a Volume Bragg Grating as an output coupler. The diode pumped VECSOL used a commercial dye molecule (DCM) embedded in a polymer matrix leading to a laser emission at 610 nm. The ultimate linewidth achievable under that configuration as well as the broadening mechanisms have been investigated under different pumping conditions. An optimal laser linewidth of 40 MHz has been achieved for pump pulse duration of 50 ns.