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Photonic Metamaterials: From Random to Periodic

Statistics of Lasing Peaks and ASE Spikes from Amplifying Random Media

X. Wu, Hong Cao

Published Jan 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

We studied experimentally the ensemble-averaged spectral correlation functions and statistical distributions of spectral spacing and intensity of ASE spikes and lasing peaks from weakly scattering systems under local pumping. Their differences revealed distinct physical mechanisms.
DOI
10.1364/meta.2007.tub2

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