Abstract
The complex processes underlying the generation of a coherent emission from the multiple scattering of photons and wave localization in the presence of structural disorder are still mostly unexplored. Here we show that a single nonlinear Schrödinger equation, playing the role of the Schwalow-Townes law for standard lasers, quantitatively reproduces experimental results and three-dimensional time-domain parallel simulations of a colloidal laser system.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 143901 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 30 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy