Title :
Vector phase conjugation and its implementation in holographic laser resonators
Author :
Green, R.P.M. ; Camacho-Lopez, S. ; Udaiyan, D. ; Kim, D.H. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper, vector phase conjugation (VPC) is demonstrated both in a saturable absorber (Cr/sup 4+/:YAG) and a gain material (Nd:YAG) for the first time, to our knowledge. We present resuits that show that four wave mixing (FWM) in both of these materials can compensate for large polarization aberrations.
Keywords :
aberrations; holography; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; multiwave mixing; neodymium; optical materials; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; Cr/sup 4+/:YAG; Nd:YAG laser material; YAG:Cr; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Cr; YAl5O12:Nd; four wave mixing; gain material; holographic laser resonators; large polarization aberrations; saturable absorber; vector phase conjugation; Geometrical optics; Holography; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical materials; Optical retarders; Polarization; Probes; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
