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CHAPTER 7

Organic

Semiconductor

Lasers as Integrated

Light Sources for

Optical Sensors

T. Woggon,* M. Punke,* M. Stroisch,*
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M. Bruendel, M. Schelb, C. Vannahme,
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T. Mappes, J. Mohr, U. Lemmer*

7.1 Introduction
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The field of organic optoelectronic devices is steadily growing. One of
the most prominent applications is the use of organic light-emitting
diodes (OLEDs) in small displays, e.g., in mobile phones or MP3
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audio players. Other research areas include organic solar cells and
photodetectors, being of great interest for large-area, low-cost appli-
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cations. Organic devices can be fabricated by relatively low-cost
manufacturing methods on a wide range of different substrates.
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*Light Technology Institute (LTI), Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe, Germany
† Institut für Mikrostrukturtechnik, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH,
Karlsruhe, Germany
‡ Institut für Mikrostrukturtechnik, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH,
Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany and is now with the Robert Bosch
GmbH, Stuttgart
$ Institut für Mikrostrukturtechnik, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe, Germany

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