Title :
Optical phase conjugation of ps pulses at 1.06 µm in Sn2P2S6:Te for abberation corrections of high-power Nd-doped amplifiers
Author :
Bach, Tobias ; Nawata, Kouji ; Jazbinsek, Mojca ; Omatsu, Takashige ; Gunter, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
In this paper, we present first investigations of self-pumped optical phase conjugation in Sn2P2S6 in the pico-second pulsed regime and demonstrate its applicability for efficient aberration corrections of a high-power side-pumped Nd:YVO4 amplifier at 1.06 mum.
Keywords :
aberrations; neodymium; optical phase conjugation; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; tellurium compounds; tin compounds; yttrium compounds; Sn2P2S6:Te; YVO4:Nd; aberration correction; high-power neodymium-doped amplifier; optical phase conjugation; pico-second pulsed regime; side-pumped amplifier; wavelength 1.06 mum; Adaptive optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical distortion; Optical pulses; Phase change materials; Photorefractive materials; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194700
