Threshold conditions for a random laser mode

Messaoud Bahoura; Natalia Noginova; Kaleem J. Morris; Guohua Zhu; Starre Williams; Jacob Novak; Ichesia Fowlkes; Aubry Franz; Mikhail A. Noginov

doi:10.1117/12.501649

16 June 2003 Threshold conditions for a random laser mode

Messaoud Bahoura, Natalia Noginova, Kaleem J. Morris, Guohua Zhu, Starre Williams, Jacob Novak, Ichesia Fowlkes, Aubry Franz, Mikhail A. Noginov

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Proceedings Volume 4970, Laser Crystals, Glasses, and Nonlinear Materials Growth and Characterization; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501649
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Stimulated emission in Nd_0.5La_0.5Al₃(BO₃)₄ ceramic random laser was studied at different diameters of the pumped spot d. The developed heuristic model adequately describes the dependence of threshold pumping energy density versus d at d greater or equal to 150 micrometer. At small pumping beam diameter (less than 100 micrometer), very bright and strongly localized emission spot was observed in the center of the pumped area. The spectrum of the bright-spot emission appeared to be similar to that of 'continuum wave' light sources.

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Messaoud Bahoura, Natalia Noginova, Kaleem J. Morris, Guohua Zhu, Starre Williams, Jacob Novak, Ichesia Fowlkes, Aubry Franz, and Mikhail A. Noginov "Threshold conditions for a random laser mode", Proc. SPIE 4970, Laser Crystals, Glasses, and Nonlinear Materials Growth and Characterization, (16 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501649

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