Abstract

Intense isotropic laser emission from an optically pumped scattering gain medium has been used to induce isotropic lasing in an adjacent scattering gain medium at a longer wavelength. The energy-transfer mechanism between the media involved has been studied with a simple model based on radiation-transfer theory. The applications of this effect for wavelength-domain coding are also discussed.

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Injection locking of photonic paint

R. M. Balachandran, A. E. Perkins, and N. M. Lawandy
Opt. Lett. 21(9) 650-652 (1996)

Understanding bichromatic emission from scattering gain media

R. M. Balachandran and N. M. Lawandy
Opt. Lett. 21(19) 1603-1605 (1996)

Photonic textile fibers

R. M. Balachandran, D. P. Pacheco, and N. M. Lawandy
Appl. Opt. 35(12) 1991-1994 (1996)

Interface reflection effects in photonic paint

R. M. Balachandran and N. M. Lawandy
Opt. Lett. 20(11) 1271-1273 (1995)

Laser action in polymeric gain media containing scattering particles

R. M. Balachandran, D. P. Pacheco, and N. M. Lawandy
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