Light diffusion with gain and random lasers

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 54, Issue 4 SUPPL. B, 1996, Pages 4256-4265

  Wiersma, Diederik S ^a,b   Lagendijk, Ad ^a,c  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 4243485552     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.54.4256     Document Type: Article

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