Random laser action in GaN nanocolumns

We report observations of random laser action in self-organized GaN nanocolumns. We have measured three samples with different filling fractions and investigated the dependence of the lasing property on the random configuration of nanocolumns. Numerical calculations based on a finite-difference time-domain method have also been performed and the comparison with the experimental results shows a clear relationship between the strength of light localization and the occurrence of random laser action.

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