Levy statistical fluctuations from a Random Amplifying Medium
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We report the studies of emission from a novel random amplifying medium that we term a ``Levy Laser'' due to the non-Gaussian statistical nature of its emission over the ensemble of random realizations. It is observed that the amplification is dominated by certain improbable events that are ``larger than rare'', which give the intensity statistics a Levy like ``fat tail''. This, to the best of our knowledge, provides the first experimental realization of Levy flight in optics in a random amplifying medium.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0503059,
title = {Levy statistical fluctuations from a Random Amplifying Medium},
author = {Divya Sharma and Hema Ramachandran and N. Kumar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0503059},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
22 pages, 14 figures (postscript format)