Random lasing in closely packed resonant scatterers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 159-167

  Wu, Xiaohua H ^a   Yamilov, Alexey ^a   Noh, Heeso ^a   Cao, Hui ^a   Seelig, Eric W ^b   Chang, Robert P H ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; PHOTONS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

MIE RESONANCES; MIE SCATTERING; RANDOM LASER; RESONANT SCATTERERS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0346639088     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000159     Document Type: Article

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