Enhancement of coherent light amplification using Anderson localization
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Several aspects of interplay between Anderson localization and coherent amplification/absorption, and aspect of mirrorless laser for a laser-active (amplifying) disordered dielectric medium have been addressed. We have calculated the statistics of the reflection coefficient and the associated phase for a light wave reflected from a coherently amplifying/absorbing one-dimensional disordered dielectric medium for different lengths, different disorder strengths and different ”amplification”/”absorption” parameters of the disordered sample. Problems with modeling coherent amplification/absorption by complex potential have been discussed. We have shown an alternative way to model the coherent absorption. Several conceptual and physical aspect for coherently amplifying/absorbing media with disorder also have been discussed. Typeset using REVTEX 1
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