Title :
Two-scatterer laser
Author :
Cao, H. ; Wu, X. ; Fang, W. ; Chabanov, A. ; Yamilov, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
We demonstrated lasing in a microscopic cavity made of two nanoparticles in a homogeneous gain medium. The particles, either dielectric or metallic, acted as nano-mirrors. Such laser had well-defined lasing frequencies and produced directional output.
Keywords :
laser mirrors; micromirrors; nanoparticles; homogeneous gain medium; microscopic cavity; nanomirrors; nanoparticles; two scatterer laser; well defined lasing frequencies; Fabry-Perot; Laser feedback; Light scattering; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Resonance light scattering; Ring lasers; Stimulated emission; (140.3410) Laser resonators; (290.5850) Scattering, particles;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629118
