We demonstrate a guided-wave random laser configuration by exploiting the coexistence of optical gain and light self-localization in a reorientational nonlinear medium. A spatial soliton launched by a near-infrared beam in dye-doped nematic liquid crystals enhances and confines stimulated emission of visible light in the optically-pumped gain-medium, yielding random lasing with enhanced features.

Soliton-assisted random lasing in optically-pumped liquid crystals (vol 109, 161105, 2016)

Strangi Giuseppe;Assanto Gaetano
2017

Abstract

We demonstrate a guided-wave random laser configuration by exploiting the coexistence of optical gain and light self-localization in a reorientational nonlinear medium. A spatial soliton launched by a near-infrared beam in dye-doped nematic liquid crystals enhances and confines stimulated emission of visible light in the optically-pumped gain-medium, yielding random lasing with enhanced features.
2017
Istituto di Nanotecnologia - NANOTEC
Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi - ISC
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Perumbilavil, Sreekanth; Piccardi, Armando; Buchnev, Oleksandr; Kauranen, Martti; Strangi, Giuseppe; Assanto, Gaetano
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