Light transport and correlation length in a random laser

A random laser is a strongly disordered, laser‐active optical medium. The coherent laser feedback, which has been demonstrated experimentally to be present in these systems beyond doubt, requires the existence of spatially localized photonic quasimodes. However, the origin of these quasimodes has remained controversial. We develop an analytical theory for diffusive random lasers by coupling the transport theory of the disordered medium to the semiclassical laser rate equations, accounting for (coherent) stimulated and (incoherent) spontaneous emission. From the causality of wave propagation in an amplifying, diffusive medium we derive a novel length scale which we identify with the average mode radius of the lasing quasi‐modes. We show that truly localized modes do not exist in the system without photon number conservation. However, we find that causality in the amplifying medium implies the existence of a novel, finite intensity correlation length which we identify with the average mode volume of the lasing quasimodes. We show further that the surface of the laser‐active medium is crucial in order to stabilize a stationary lasing state. We solve the laser transport theory with appropriate surface boundary conditions to obtain the spatial distributions of the light intensity and of the occupation inversion. The dependence of the intensity correlation length on the pump rate agrees with experimental findings.     

二维无序介质中横磁模的谱线宽度随抽运强度的变化特性

基于随机激光时域理论,数值研究了二维随机激光器中横磁模式的输出光谱线宽度,获得了谱线宽度与抽运强度的关系曲线,由此曲线可以计算横磁模式的很多特征参数.从谱线宽度的角度来看,横磁模式的输出特性结果与已有的横电模式结果相比,横磁模式具有较好的输出特性. 关键词： 随机激光器 偏振 谱线宽度 无序介质中的光学效应     

二维随机介质中准态模的频谱时间演化特性

采用时域有限差分法数值求解Maxwell方程组，分析了平面随机介质中光波模式的频谱时间演化特性.随机介质的特征可以用散射颗粒的随机构形、介质参数（如颗粒的尺寸和填充率等）以及介质形态等因素来描述.这些因素决定了随机介质在准稳态下模式的频率特性与数量，但具有不同因素的随机介质中模式的产生、选择与演化，具有大致相同的特征与速度.平面随机介质的这些冷腔特性，与传统光腔中模式的产生、选择和演化的特征非常相似. 关键词： 激光物理 随机激光器 无序介质中的光学特性     

二维随机激光器的模式选择及阈值与饱和特性

基于将Maxwell方程与四能级原子系统速率方程相结合而建立起随机激光时域理论，并利用有限时域差分法，研究了二维随机介质中激光模式的输出特性与介质尺寸、外形及抽运速率等参数的关系.结果表明，与传统激光模式相似，随机激光模式的强度随抽运速率的变化不仅具有阈值特性，而且具有饱和特性.基于模式特性对介质及抽运参数的依赖关系，提出了二维随机激光器的选模方式，在很大程度上不同于传统激光器的选模方式. 关键词： 随机激光器 模式选择 无序介质中的光学特性     

二维各向同性均匀随机介质中平面波的传播及其局域性

讨论了二维各向同性均匀随机介质中平面波的传播及其局域性.假设二维随机介质具有各向同性窄带高斯谱,运用随机泛函理论给出了二维介质中随机平面驻波的解析近似解及其幅度和相位的定量统计特性.计算结果证实了波在随机介质中传播时的局域性.将二维介质中的平面波和柱面波的传播特性作了对比.数值结果模拟了二维随机介质场及平面驻波,并验证了本文结果的正确性. 关键词： 随机介质 随机泛函 平面波 局域性     

二维随机介质中柱面波传播及其局域性的随机泛函分析

分析了二维各向同性均匀随机介质中柱面波的传播特性及局域化现象.用随机泛函理论,在频域内将随机介电起伏展开成柱坐标系下的Wiener积分式,将波场表示为内外行柱面波的线性和,求解二维Helmholtz波动方程,得到随机介电起伏对柱面波幅度与相位调制的解析表达.由柱面波能量的空间分布验证了波的局域化现象,并求解局域化长度.二维随机介质中平面波按柱面波展开的波转换方程与非随机介质中的情形有相似的表达,但具有随机介电起伏对幅度和相位的调制,并给出数值模拟结果.     

ZnO粉末中无序激射现象时间分辨的研究

采用抽运-探测时间分辨方法实验研究了半导体材料ZnO纳米颗粒粉末中的无序激射现象.在2 67nm激光的抽运下，通过精确控制抽运光的能量和样品表面的抽运面积，获得了宽度小于1n m的单模无序激射光谱和多峰的多模无序激射光谱.时间分辨的抽运-探测结果显示，此时样 品的上能级寿命仅为几个皮秒，证明了ZnO粉末的单模无序光谱是受激辐射的结果. 关键词： 高散射介质 多重散射 抽运-探测 无序激射     

Light transmission properties in inhomogeneously‐disordered random media

Spatially inhomogeneous disorder exists widely in optical systems. We present a numerical study on the light transport properties and analysis of transmission channels in random media with inhomogeneous disorder. For the case of longitudinal inhomogeneity of disorder we find that the statistics of the transmission channels is independent of the inhomogeneity and the system can be equivalent to a counterpart with homogeneous disorder strength, both of which have the same statistical distribution of the transmission channels. However, for the case of transverse inhomogeneity of disorder, such equivalence does not exist. The distribution of the total transmission is broadened and one most transmitted incident channel emerges.     

Polynomially decaying transmission for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a random medium

This is the first study of one of the transmission problems associate to the non-linear Schrödinger equation with a random potential. We show that for almost every realization of the medium the rate of transmission vanishes when increasing the size of the medium; however, whereas it decays exponentially in the linear regime, it decays polynomially in the nonlinear one.This work is part of a Thèse de Troisième Cycle by P. Devillard.⁽⁶⁾     

随机激光器中准态腔的阈值与其局域化程度的关系

基于光波在有限随机介质中的局域化理论，利用有限时域差分法数值求解Maxwell方程 组，研究了随机介质中的激光现象，分析了准态模的放大与其 空间局域性的关系. 通过研究二维非增益随机介质中光波的局域化，确定了准态模的空间分 布和频谱特征. 通过引入增益，研究了准态模的放大过程和阈值特性. 结果表明空间局域化 强的准态模在增益介质中被优先放大，且有较低的阈值. 关键词： 随机激光器 准态模 随机介质中的光学特性     

Dielectric polarization in random media

The theory of dielectric polarization in random media is systematically formulated in terms of response kernels. The primary response kernel K(12) governs the mean dielectric response at the pointr ₁ to the external electric field at the pointr ₂ in an infinite system. The inverse of K(12) is denoted by L(12); it is simpler and more fundamental than K(12) itself. Rigorous expressions are obtained for the effective dielectric constant ^* in terms of L(12) and K(12). The latter expression involves the Onsager-Kirkwood function ( ^*– ₀)(2 ^*+ ₀) /₀^* (where ₀ is an arbitrary reference value), and appears to be new to the random medium context. A wide variety of series representations for ^* are generated by means of general perturbation expansions for K(12) and L(12). A discussion is given of certain pitfalls in the theory, most of which are related to the fact that the response kernels are long ranged. It is shown how the dielectric behavior of nonpolar molecular fluids may be treated as a special case of the general theory. The present results for ^* apply equally well to other effective phenomenological coefficients of the same generic type, such as thermal and electrical conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, and diffusion coefficients.Work performed under the auspices of the United States Department of Energy. A preliminary report on this work was given at the Eighth West Coast Statistical Mechanics Conference, University of California, Berkeley, 22 June 1982.     

On the dual symmetry between absorbing and amplifying random media

We re-examine the dual symmetry between absorbing and amplifying random media. By analysing the physically allowed choice of the sign of the square root to determine the complex wave vector in a medium, we draw a broad set of conclusions that enables us to resolve the apparent paradox of the dual symmetry and also to anticipate the large local electromagnetic field enhancements in amplifying random media.     

Intensity fluctuations in a moving random medium

We consider the intensity fluctuations arising when a point source of radiation moves in a randomly inhomogeneous scattering medium. The medium itself can also move with a velocity whose component normal to the direction of propagation can have an arbitrary distribution. We derive an expression for the space–time autocorrelation function of the intensity fluctuations transverse to the direction of propagation. The result is analysed for some particular cases and it is shown how the resulting information can be useful in examining the behaviour of random media in situations of practical interest.     

Intensity fluctuations in a moving random medium

We consider the intensity fluctuations arising when a point source of radiation moves in a randomly inhomogeneous scattering medium. The medium itself can also move with a velocity whose component normal to the direction of propagation can have an arbitrary distribution. We derive an expression for the space-time autocorrelation function of the intensity fluctuations transverse to the direction of propagation. The result is analysed for some particular cases and it is shown how the resulting information can be useful in examining the behaviour of random media in situations of practical interest.     

On the stability of time-harmonic localized states in a disordered nonlinear medium

We study the problem of localization in a disordered one-dimensional nonlinear medium modeled by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Devillard and Souillard have shown that almost every time-harmonic solution of this random PDE exhibits localization. We consider the temporal stability of such time-harmonic solutions and derive bounds on the location of any unstable eigenvalues. By direct numerical determination of the eigenvalues we show that these time-harmonic solutions are typically unstable, and find the distribution of eigenvalues in the complex plane. The distributions are distinctly different for focusing and defocusing nonlinearities. We argue further that these instabilities are connected with resonances in a Schrödinger problem, and interpret the earlier numerical simulations of Caputo, Newell, and Shelley, and of Shelley in terms of these instabilities. Finally, in the defocusing case we are able to construct a family of asymptotic solutions which includes the stable limiting time-harmonic state observed in the simulations of Shelley.     

Diffusion and reaction in random media and models of evolution processes

A diffusion equation including source terms, representing randomly distributed sources and sinks is considered. For quasilinear growth rates the eigenvalue problem is equivalent to that of the quantum mechanical motion of electrons in random fields. Correspondingly there exist localized and extended density distributions dependent on the statistics of the random field and on the dimension of the space. Besides applications in physics (nonequilibrium processes in pumped disordered solid materials) a new evolution model is discussed which considers evolution as hill climbing in a random landscape.We dedicate this work to the memory of Ilya M. Lifshitz.     

Numerical study on Anderson transitions in three-dimensional disordered systems in random magnetic fields

The Anderson transitions in a random magnetic field in three dimensions are investigated numerically. The critical behavior near the transition point is analyzed in detail by means of the transfer matrix method with high accuracy for systems both with and without an additional random scalar potential. We find the critical exponent ν for the localization length to be 1.45 ± 0.09 with a strong random scalar potential. Without it, the exponent is smaller but increases with the system sizes and extrapolates to the above value within the error bars. These results support the conventional classification of universality classes due to symmetry. Fractal dimensionality of the wave function at the critical point is also estimated by the equation-of-motion method.     

随机性对部分随机介质激光器阈值的影响

基于速率方程和Maxwell方程相结合的模型，采用时域有限差分法(FDTD)研究了介质的随机性和层数对部分随机介质激光器阈值的影响.模拟结果显示，当抽运速率超过阈值时，出现一个或者多个振荡模；随机性或者系统的尺度增加时，振荡模数量也增加；部分随机介质激光器的阈值在一定的随机强度和层数下将达到最小值，它与完全随机情况下的结论有所不同.对所得到的结论给出了物理解释.这些结果对于制作随机激光器和光集成潜在应用价值. 关键词： 激光物理 随机激光器 阈值 时域有限差分法     

The competition between two polarization states in two-dimensional random medium

In a two-dimensional random medium, when the transverse magnetic (TM) polarization state and the transverse electric (TE) polarization state share the same population inversion, there is a competition in the population inversion between the two states. Such competition is analyzed by using the finite difference time domain method to numerically solve Maxwell equations with a set of system parameters. The results indicate that TM state has a larger lasing threshold than TE state does so that TM state is strongly suppressed by TE state in the competition. The larger the size of the medium, the easier the lasing modes in TM state appears.     

Simulation of flow through a two-dimensional random porous medium

The cellular automata approximation of two-dimensional hydrodynamics is used to model flow between randomly placed, partially overlapping circles. The flow resistance is first roughly proportional to the number of circles and then increases more strongly for higher numbers of such obstacles.