A series of new organic molecules with high efficiency for two-photon-pumpe
d lasing have been synthesized in this work. Ultrafast spectroscopy demonst
rates very fast emission dynamics in this kind of compound, which is an imp
ortant characteristic for their application. It results in an efficiency of
upconverted amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) up to 12.6% at the pumpin
g of a picosecond laser. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.