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Random Lasing in an Inhomogeneous and Disordered System of Cold Atoms

Quantum Physics 2015-12-08 v2 Atomic Physics

Abstract

We consider light trapping in an amplifying medium consisting of cold alkali-metal atoms; the atomic gas plays a dual role as a scattering and as a gain medium. We perform Monte-Carlo simulations for the combined processes. In some configurations of the inhomogeneous distribution this leads to a point of instability behavior and a signature of random lasing in a cold atomic gas.

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@article{arxiv.1507.02296,
  title  = {Random Lasing in an Inhomogeneous and Disordered System of Cold Atoms},
  author = {L. V. Gerasimov and D. V. Kupriyanov and M. D. Havey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.02296},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages, 5 figures