Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Optical Gain in Organic Single Crystal Quinquethiophene
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Works
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zeb, M.; Tahir, M.; Muhammad, F.; Mohd Said, S.; Mohd Sabri, M.F.; R. Sarker, M.; Hamid Md Ali, S.; Wahab, F. Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Optical Gain in Organic Single Crystal Quinquethiophene. Crystals 2019, 9, 609. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9120609
Zeb M, Tahir M, Muhammad F, Mohd Said S, Mohd Sabri MF, R. Sarker M, Hamid Md Ali S, Wahab F. Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Optical Gain in Organic Single Crystal Quinquethiophene. Crystals. 2019; 9(12):609. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9120609
Chicago/Turabian StyleZeb, Muhammad, Muhammad Tahir, Fida Muhammad, Suhana Mohd Said, Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri, Mahidur R. Sarker, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, and Fazal Wahab. 2019. "Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Optical Gain in Organic Single Crystal Quinquethiophene" Crystals 9, no. 12: 609. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9120609
APA StyleZeb, M., Tahir, M., Muhammad, F., Mohd Said, S., Mohd Sabri, M. F., R. Sarker, M., Hamid Md Ali, S., & Wahab, F. (2019). Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Optical Gain in Organic Single Crystal Quinquethiophene. Crystals, 9(12), 609. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9120609