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    Area of Science:

    • Physics
    • Materials Science
    • Optics

    Background:

    • Random lasers offer unique light emission properties.
    • Ferromagnetic liquid crystals combine magnetic and liquid crystal characteristics.
    • Controlling laser output with external fields is a key research area.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To report random laser action in dye-doped ferromagnetic nematic liquid crystals.
    • To investigate magnetic field control over random laser intensity.
    • To explore the mechanism of magnetic switching in these materials.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of dye-doped ferromagnetic nematic liquid crystals.
    • Implementation of a random laser setup.
    • Application of weak magnetic fields (∼1 mT) for control.
    • Analysis of light emission direction and polarization.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstration of random laser action in the prepared materials.
    • Tunable random laser intensity using a weak magnetic field.
    • Observation of magnetic switching of the random laser output.
    • Correlation of switching with light emission properties dependent on field direction and polarization.

    Conclusions:

    • Dye-doped ferromagnetic nematic liquid crystals can function as random laser cavities.
    • Weak magnetic fields provide effective control over random laser intensity and switching.
    • The observed magnetic switching is linked to anisotropic light emission in the liquid crystal system.