Order and disorder in photonic materials: from Fibonacci superstructures to random lasers

Author

Wiersma, Diederik S.

Author_Institution

Eur. Lab. for Non-linear Spectrosc., Nat. Inst. for the Phys. of Matter, Sesto Fiorentino

fYear

2005

fDate

17-17 June 2005

Firstpage

567

Lastpage

567

Abstract

In this paper, we overview the recent results in this fascinating field of research. In particular we discuss the recently observed interference effects in partially ordered systems, including the transport of optical pulses in Fibonacci quasi-crystals and the optical analogue of Bloch oscillations. We also discuss the various cases of random lasing and show how diffusive feedback can lead to spectrally narrow emission modes and how liquid crystals can he used to tune and control such random laser materials

Keywords

Fibonacci sequences; laser feedback; laser tuning; light interference; liquid crystals; optical materials; photonic crystals; reviews; Bloch oscillation; Fibonacci quasicrystal; diffusive feedback; interference effect; liquid crystal; optical analogue; optical pulse transport; partially ordered system; photonic material; random laser material; spectrally narrow emission mode; Interference; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Liquid crystals; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8974-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568344

Filename

1568344