An Ultrasonic Analogue for a Random Laser

Abstract

We describe electro-mechanical auto-oscillator which, when placed in contact with irregular acoustic cavity, can exhibit stimulated emission of ultrasound. Analytic model is constructed describing the device, which we propose as classical analogue of random laser.

Department(s)

Physics

Sponsor(s)

National Science Foundation (U.S.)

Keywords and Phrases

Laser Research; Random Lasers; Ultrasonic Systems

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2006 Optical Society of America, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

10 Oct 2006

Share

 
COinS