Lasing action in microdroplets modulated by interfacial molecular forces

Zhen Qiao; Xuerui Gong; Peng Guan; Zhiyi Yuan; Shilun Feng; Yiyu Zhang; Munho Kim; Guo-En Chang; Yu-Cheng Chen

doi:10.1117/1.AP.3.1.016003

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