• DocumentCode
    1075193
  • Title

    A theoretical and experimental investigation of the modes of optical resonators with phase-conjugate mirrors

  • Author

    AuYeung, John ; Fekete, D. ; Pepper, David M. ; Yariv, Amnon

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    10/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1180
  • Lastpage
    1188
  • Abstract
    We present an analysis of resonator properties for a cavity bounded by a phase conjugate mirror, which is generated by a degenerate four-wave nonlinear optical interaction. Using a ray matrix formalism to describe the conjugate mirror, resonator stability conditions are derived. Longitudinal and transverse mode characteristics are discussed. Results are compared with an experiment where laser oscillation was observed at 6943 Å using carbon disulfide as the nonlinear interacting medium comprising the phase conjugate mirror.
  • Keywords
    Optical resonance; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical resonators; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1979.1069906
  • Filename
    1069906