Advances in random lasing sensing

A random laser is an optical system where the light is amplified by stimulated emission along random paths in a disordered medium. In recent years, a new kind of non-invasive sensor based on random lasing has been proposed. The striking point is that a sensor based on random lasing has an emission "fed" by the feedback due to the scattering properties of the medium, making such a system a natural candidate for studying materials with strong disorder. Here, we report the recent advances in the sensor structure and performances.

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