This paper reports the random lasing and whispering gallery mode (WGM) lasing in dye-doped nematic liquid crystal (NLC) droplets. We discuss the emission behavior of the droplets in detail. Their lasing behavior depends on irradiation position and droplet diameter. Moreover, the two types of lasers likely share energy. Naturally, stopping one increases the efficiency of the other. Besides, the coexistence of the two types of lasers in an NLC droplet offers a controllable dye laser emitting two lights in different wavelength ranges.
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