From Single to Multi Mode Lasing: The role of materials revealed in optical simulations

• Main Authors: Shibaev, P. V, Roslyak, A, Fessatidis, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 26.06.2021
• Subjects: Physics - Materials Science; Physics - Optics; Physics - Soft Condensed Matter

Comparative study of thin film Cholesteric Liquid Crystal (CLC) lasers made from different materials and optically pumped by external solid state laser reveals a striking dependence of lasing behaviour (ranging from single mode at the edge of the selective reflection band to multimode lasing) on the...