  Random lasers are highly configurable light sources that are promising for
imaging and photonic integration. In this study, random lasing action was
generated by optically pumping MBBA liquid crystals infiltrated with gold
nanoparticles and laser dye (pyrromethene 597). By varying the pump energy near
lasing threshold, we show that it is possible to control the intensity
correlations between the random lasing modes. The correlations in the system
were phenomenologically characterized using the L\'evy statistics of the
emission spectra survival function. We also find that correlations and
persistence of lasing action are correlated. These results demonstrate the
possibility to dynamically control a key physical feature of random lasers,
which may find applications in biomedical settings and network communications.
