High quality factor, monodisperse micron-sized random lasers based on porous PLGA spheres

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Miniature random lasers with high quality factor are crucial for applications in barcoding, bioimaging, and on-chip technologies. However, achieving monodisperse and size-tunable biocompatible random lasers has been a significant challenge. In this study, we employed poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), a biocompatible material approved for medical use, as the base material for random lasers. By integrating a dye-doped PLGA solution with a microfluidic system, we successfully fabricated monodisperse and miniature dye-doped PLGA spheres with tunable sizes ranging from 25 to 52 µm. Upon optical pulse excitation, these spheres exhibited strong random lasing emission at 610-640 nm with a threshold of approximately 22 µJ·mm