luminescent polymer gain medium. Based on the results of amplified spontaneous emission
measurements, the gain coefficients, the gain-length product, and the corresponding small-
signal gain are determined. By the use of the variable stripe length method, large net gain
coefficients of up to 106±6 cm− 1 have been measured under nanosecond photopumping.
The large gain has favorable implications for the development of short wavelength lasers …