A model including the migration and trapping of excitons on linear cha
ins was proposed to understand the fluorescence dynamics of light emit
ting polymers. Analytic solution of the model was worked out. To verif
y the usefulness of the model, time-resolved PL experiments were perfo
rmed on a series of materials. The characteristics in PL decay dynamic
s of different materials can be understood with the model qualitativel
y.