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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 715-725 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2022 |
Abstract
The fabrication of micron-sized poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer optical fibers doped with rhodamine B as an organic dye is demonstrated. Highly aligned and defect-free fibers are fabricated by using the stable jet electrospinning (SJES) method and systematically varying critical parameters such as solvent type and polymer concentration. At optimal conditions, for example, a polymer concentration of 35 wt% of PMMA in butanone, ribbon-shaped fibers with a smooth surface and diameter of about 20 μm could be spun using SJES mode and deposited on a rotating drum as target in a highly aligned manner. Photoluminescence spectra of the doped fibers excited longitudinally and transversely with a laser show an excitation peak with full-width-at-half-maximum of only 5.05 nm and a low lasing threshold at a pump energy of 0.55 μJ, indicating that SJES could become a new source of amplified optics components or organic solid-state fiber lasers.
Keywords
- fiber alignment, fiber laser, laser dye, stable-jet-electrospinning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Materials Science(all)
- Materials Chemistry
- Materials Science(all)
- Polymers and Plastics
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In: Journal of Polymer Science, Vol. 60, No. 4, 15.02.2022, p. 715-725.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Production of highly aligned microfiber bundles from polymethyl methacrylate via stable jet electrospinning for organic solid-state lasers
AU - Christ, Henrik Alexander
AU - Ang, Pen Yiao
AU - Li, Fuzhao
AU - Johannes, Hans Hermann
AU - Kowalsky, Wolfgang
AU - Menzel, Henning
N1 - Funding Information: The project was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy within the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (EXC 2122, Project ID 390833453) and DFG‐project PolySens, AOBJ: 654666. Funding information Acknowledgment:: We thank Simone Schulze, ICTV TU Braunschweig for SEM measurements. Henrik-Alexander Christ and Pen Yiao Ang would like to thank Henrike Ehrhorn for throwing a great farewell party that connected us and sparked the idea for this project. Henrik-Alexander Christ and Pen Yiao Ang contributed equally. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
PY - 2022/2/15
Y1 - 2022/2/15
N2 - The fabrication of micron-sized poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer optical fibers doped with rhodamine B as an organic dye is demonstrated. Highly aligned and defect-free fibers are fabricated by using the stable jet electrospinning (SJES) method and systematically varying critical parameters such as solvent type and polymer concentration. At optimal conditions, for example, a polymer concentration of 35 wt% of PMMA in butanone, ribbon-shaped fibers with a smooth surface and diameter of about 20 μm could be spun using SJES mode and deposited on a rotating drum as target in a highly aligned manner. Photoluminescence spectra of the doped fibers excited longitudinally and transversely with a laser show an excitation peak with full-width-at-half-maximum of only 5.05 nm and a low lasing threshold at a pump energy of 0.55 μJ, indicating that SJES could become a new source of amplified optics components or organic solid-state fiber lasers.
AB - The fabrication of micron-sized poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer optical fibers doped with rhodamine B as an organic dye is demonstrated. Highly aligned and defect-free fibers are fabricated by using the stable jet electrospinning (SJES) method and systematically varying critical parameters such as solvent type and polymer concentration. At optimal conditions, for example, a polymer concentration of 35 wt% of PMMA in butanone, ribbon-shaped fibers with a smooth surface and diameter of about 20 μm could be spun using SJES mode and deposited on a rotating drum as target in a highly aligned manner. Photoluminescence spectra of the doped fibers excited longitudinally and transversely with a laser show an excitation peak with full-width-at-half-maximum of only 5.05 nm and a low lasing threshold at a pump energy of 0.55 μJ, indicating that SJES could become a new source of amplified optics components or organic solid-state fiber lasers.
KW - fiber alignment
KW - fiber laser
KW - laser dye
KW - stable-jet-electrospinning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120859435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/pol.20210747
DO - 10.1002/pol.20210747
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120859435
VL - 60
SP - 715
EP - 725
JO - Journal of Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Polymer Science
SN - 2642-4150
IS - 4
ER -