Theory of lasing in a multiple-scattering medium

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 3642-3652

  John, Sajeev ^a   Pang, Gendi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 17544374850     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.54.3642     Document Type: Article

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