Abstract
We report lasing characteristics of 40–60-μm-diameter Rhodamine 590/water solution droplets pumped by a 20-nsec-duration Q-switched laser. The Rhodamine/water solution provides a useful model system for studying the properties of oscillators based on whispering-gallery-wave spherical cavities. The low threshold for lasing, 104 W/cm2 for 10−4 M solutions, is consistent with particle size and a cavity Q factor of 104. Portions of the droplet lase purely in transverse electric (TE) modes, while other portions contain both TE and lower-Q transverse magnetic modes. In the far field, the lasing droplet approximates a coherent point source emitting in all directions.
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