title: Effects of localization and amplification on intensity distribution of light transmitted through random media.
abstract: We numerically study the statistical distribution of intensity of light transmitted through quasi-one-dimensional random media by varying the dimensionless conductance g and the amount of absorption or gain. A markedly non-Rayleigh distribution is found to be well fitted by the analytical formula of Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2674 (1995)] with a single parameter g(') . We show that in the passive random system g(') is uniquely related to g , while in amplifying or absorbing random media g(') also depends on the gain or absorption coefficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. a-yamilov@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamilov
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao