Title :
Random laser emission from ZnO nanocomposite hybrids
Author :
Stassinopoulos, Andreas ; Tsagarakis, Evangelos D. ; Das, Rabindra N. ; Anastasiadis, Spiros H. ; Giannelis, Emmanuel P. ; Papazoglou, Dimitris G. ; Anglos, Demetrios
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. Struct. & Laser, Heraklion
Abstract :
Highly scattering ZnO-hybrid nanostructures are produced exhibiting random laser action upon optical excitation. Studies that investigate the influence of pump pulse duration on the random laser efficiency are presented along with coherence length measurements.
Keywords :
III-VI semiconductors; nanocomposites; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; ZnO; hybrid nanostructure; nanocomposite hybrids; optical excitation; pump pulse duration; random laser emission; Laser excitation; Length measurement; Nanostructures; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Zinc oxide; (140.6630) Lasers and laser optics; (300.2530) Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
