Abstract Random Lasers (RLs) and Random Fiber Lasers (RFLs) have been the subject of
intense research since their first experimental demonstration in 1994 and 2007, respectively …

The concept of random lasers exploiting multiple scattering of photons in an amplifying
disordered medium in order to generate coherent light without a traditional laser resonator …

For photonic devices, structural disorder and light scattering have long been considered
annoying and detrimental features that were best avoided or minimized. This review shows …

Light sources with high radiance are increasingly required for full-field real-time imaging.
Conventional lasing sources are poorly suited for such imaging due to their high spatial or …

We demonstrate a novel random laser based on a single fiber Bragg grating. A long fiber
Bragg grating fabrication technique allows the insertion of a large number of randomly …

We report on random lasing observed with 5-m-long Er-doped fiber comprising an array of
weak fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in the fiber core and uniformly distributed over …

We observed narrow-linewidth lasing spikes in a coherent Brillouin random fiber laser,
which uses a continuous-wave fiber laser as the pump source. In this random laser …

Narrow-band emission of spectral width down to~ 0.05 nm line-width is achieved in the
random distributed feedback fiber laser employing narrow-band fiber Bragg grating or fiber …

We demonstrate the realization of a coherent random fiber laser (RFL) in the extremely
weakly scattering regime, which contains a dispersive solution of polyhedral oligomeric …

A compact random fiber laser based on a short artificial Rayleigh reflector and heavily-
doped Er fibers (custom-made and commercial as a reference) has been proposed …