Maude Amyot-Bourgeois, E. Keshmarzi, R. Tait, P. Berini
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Abstract
Material gain of IR-140 doped PMMA thin films on silica was optimized. A polarization study showed no polarization dependence for the slab mode. Possible factors of rapid bleaching of the films, such as film thickness, pump intensity, oxidation and thermal damage were investigated.