Title :
Ultra-narrow lasing modes from random amplifying media
Author :
Mujumdar, S. ; Ricci, M. ; Torre, R. ; Wiersma, D.S.
Author_Institution :
European Lab. for Nonlinear Spectrocopy, Florence, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report experimental observations of ultra-narrow bandwidth (<0.25 nm) random lasing modes in the emission from a suspension of zinc oxide powder in rhodamine 6G. We present, and verify through Monte Carlo simulations, a model that explains the phenomenon.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; dye lasers; laser modes; random media; Monte Carlo simulations; ZnO; random amplifying media; random lasing modes; rhodamine 6G; ultranarrow lasing modes; zinc oxide powder suspension; Bandwidth; Energy resolution; Laser modes; Light scattering; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Powders; Random media; Resonance light scattering; Zinc oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238468
