DocumentCode
2670308
Title
Threshold conditions for a random laser mode
Author
Bahoura, M. ; Morris, K.J. ; Zhu, G. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution
Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., USA
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
Random lasers are simplest miniature sources of stimulated emission without cavity. The developed model adequately describes the dependence of threshold pumping energy density versus radius of the pumped spot, which is experimentally obtained in Nd/sub 0.5/La/sub 0.5/Al/sub 3/(BO/sub 3/)/sub 4/ scattering ceramic.
Keywords
aluminium compounds; lanthanum; laser beams; laser modes; laser theory; neodymium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; stimulated emission; Nd/sub 0.5/La/sub 0.5/Al/sub 3/B/sub 4/O/sub 12/; pumped spot radius; random laser mode; scattering ceramic; stimulated emission; threshold conditions; threshold pumping energy density; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238591
Filename
1276302
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