title: Control of lasing in biomimetic structures with short-range order.
abstract: We demonstrate lasing in photonic amorphous structures that mimic the isotropic nanostructures which produce noniridescent color in nature. Our experimental and numerical studies reveal that lasing becomes most efficient at certain frequencies, due to enhanced optical confinement by short-range order. The optimal lasing frequency can be tuned by adjusting the structure factor. This work shows that lasing in nanostructures may be effectively improved and manipulated by short-range order.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Heeso
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Jin-Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Seng Fatt
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rooks
authors.forename: Glenn S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao