Photonic applications of one-dimensional organic single-crystalline nanostructures: optical waveguides and optically pumped lasers

Due to their potential performances in photonic integrations, one-dimensional single-crystalline nanostructures constructed from organic luminescent molecules have generated wide research interests during the past few years. Here, we highlight the two main kinds of applications in the future of miniaturized photonic circuits: optical waveguides and optically pumped lasers. This article concludes with a summary and our personal view about the direction of future development in organic opto-functional waveguides and lasers as photonic devices.

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