A mixture of two polymer materials, poly (9,9-dioctylfluorene) (F8), and one of the poly(para-phenylenevinylene) derivatives, superyellow (SY) have been used to make F8(1-x):SYx polymer blend system. Under a 3-5 ns pulsed-laser excitation, this system showed excellent optical properties with low threshold values of approximate to 14 mJ/cm(2) and approximate to 8 mJ/cm(2) for amplified spontaneous emission and optically pumped lasing, respectively. The proposed system was also electroluminescent and an interesting candidate for future research on polymer injection lasers. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.