Random lasers with coherent feedback

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-119

  Cao, Hui ^a   Xu, Junying Y ^a   Ling, Yong ^a   Burin, Alexander L ^a   Seeling, Eric W ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Chang, Robert P H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disordered system; Optical scattering; Random laser

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; FEEDBACK; LIGHT SCATTERING; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

RANDOM LASERS;

LASERS;

EID: 0037279154     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2002.807975     Document Type: Review

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