Making lasers from dust

Year: 2007

Authors: Wiersma D.S.

Autors Affiliation: National Institute for the Physics of Matter (INFM), Italy; European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), Florence, Italy

Abstract: Just recently, random lasers have drawn the interest of scientists both because of their potential applications and because of the physics behind the random lasing process. Random laser emission is characterized by spectral narrowing above the laser threshold and broad-angle emission. In addition, the emission from a diffusive random laser maintains a high level of coherence, despite the multiple scattering. Generally, random lasers are easy to fabricate and cheap, can distribute spectrally selective and reasonably coherent emission over a broad angular range. The production of random lasers could be cheaper than that of light emitting diodes (LEDs).

Journal/Review: PHOTONICS SPECTRA

Volume: 41 (2)      Pages from: 70  to: 74

KeyWords: Broad-angle emission; Laser emission; Laser threshold, Laser radiation; Light emission; Light emitting diodes; Light scattering, Lasers

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