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Lasing in Random Amplifying Media

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The transport of light in certain media is diffusive – this happens to due to repeated scattering off refractive index inhomogeneities. This chapter begins with a discussion of the factors that bring about and control the diffusion of light in random media. Thereafter, the transport of light through random amplifying media is discussed. This has given rise to many interesting phenomena like the “mirrorless random lasing” and the observation of Lévy statistics. These will be elaborated upon.

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It is a pleasure to acknowledge Dr. Divya Sharma and Dr. Sushil Mujumdar, my former students, who worked very diligently on much of the work presented here.

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    Hema Ramachandran

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  2. Laser Systems Engineering Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Ramachandran, H. (2015). Lasing in Random Amplifying Media. In: Gupta, P., Khare, R. (eds) Laser Physics and Technology. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 160. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2000-8_8

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