Photon localization laser: Low-threshold lasing in a random amplifying layered medium via wave localization

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Milner, Valery ^a   Genack, Azriel Z ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE LAYERS; LASING; PHOTON RESIDENCE; WAVE LOCALIZATION;

FEEDBACK; LIGHT; MODULATORS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCATTERING; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS; WAVES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 18144400371     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073901     Document Type: Article

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