In this paper, magnetically tunable random lasing from a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) in a capillary was achieved by means of doping with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). We experimentally explored the effects of the concentration of MNPs and the amplitude and direction of the magnetic field on the emission properties of random lasing, such as threshold, envelope of the emission spectrum, and intensities. The related mechanism was also investigated theoretically. Experimental results also showed that weakly tuned effects appeared from the sample with a polymer or pure liquid crystal (LC) doped with MNPs in comparison with PDLCs. Our research would provide an additional way to achieve tunable compact LC-based lasers.

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In this Letter, we report an Airy-like beam of magnetostatic surface spin wave (AiBMSSW) supported on the ferromagnetic film, which is transferred from the optical field. The propagation properties of AiBMSSW were verified with micromagnetic simulation. From simulation results, the typical parabolic trajectory of the Airy-type beam was observed with an exciting source encoding 3/2 phase pattern. The simulation results coincide well with design parameters. Furthermore, simulated results showed that the trajectories of the AiBMSSW could be tuned readily with varied external magnetic fields. This work can extend the application scenario of spin waves.

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