Lasing features in scattering gain media and amplified spontaneous emission systems

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  De Souza, M A F ^a   Lencina, A ^a   Vaveliuk, P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIMERS; DYES; ETHANOL; LIGHT SCATTERING;

EMISSION INTENSITY; EMISSION SYSTEMS; LASING; XANTHENE DYE;

LIGHT EMISSION;

EID: 33746854983     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2218030     Document Type: Article

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