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We explore the possibility of a coherent random laser based upon a suitably modified conventional laser cavity. Particularly promising is a nonparaxial variety of an open resonator based upon ideal spherical mirrors. Phase locking allows spatial redistribution of the intracavity field into localized closed-loop ray paths.
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Woerdman, J.P., Dingjan, J., Van Exter, M.P. (2001). Cavity Approach Towards a Coherent Random Laser. In: Soukoulis, C.M. (eds) Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century. NATO Science Series, vol 563. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0738-2_31
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