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Laser-generating Irregularities

Caption: This microscope view of a film of the polymer DOO-PPV shows clumps of undissolved polymer power within the darker dissolved polymer material. Such irregularities are believed to create the tiny cavities that act as built-in, mirror-like resonators to produce what is known as "random laser" light, according to a new University study.

Credit: Randy Polson, University of Utah.

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