Control of gain and amplification in random lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2129-2135

  Zhu, G ^a   Small, C E ^a,b   Noginov, M A ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL GAIN; STIMULATED EMISSION;

WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE EXTERNAL MIRRORS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 36049017509     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002129     Document Type: Article

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