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Optical Performance of Organic Distributed Feedback Lasers Based on Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals

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 The development and progress of holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals used in organic distributed feedback lasers are presented in this chapter.

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Liu, L., Xuan, L., Ma, J. (2016). Optical Performance of Organic Distributed Feedback Lasers Based on Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals. In: Rosu, D., Visakh P. M. (eds) Photochemical Behavior of Multicomponent Polymeric-based Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25196-7_12

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