• DocumentCode
    3545982
  • Title

    Two-wave mixing with gain in an optically addressed liquid-crystal light valve

  • Author

    Brignon, A. ; Bongrand, I. ; Loiseaux, B. ; Huignard, J.-P.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Central de Recherches, Thomson-CSF, Orsay, France
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    3-8 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    460
  • Lastpage
    461
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. We demonstrate amplification of a laser beam via two-wave mixing in a Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/ (BSO) liquid-crystal light valve with very low input intensities. Since LCLV can be designed for various ranges of wavelengths, it is also expected that this effect may be observed in spectral regimes not easily accessible by current nonlinear materials.
  • Keywords
    bismuth compounds; laser beams; liquid crystal devices; photorefractive materials; Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/; Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/ liquid-crystal light valve; laser beam amplification; nonlinear materials; optically addressed liquid-crystal light valve; spectral regimes; two-wave mixing; very low input intensities; Diffraction gratings; Magnetic resonance; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Photorefractive effect; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-339-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.1998.676496
  • Filename
    676496