SELF-PUMPED PHASE CONJUGATION WITH NANOSECOND PULSES IN STRONTIUM BARIUM NIOBATE

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作者
MONSON, B
SALAMO, GJ
MOTT, AG
MILLER, MJ
SHARP, EJ
CLARK, WW
WOOD, GL
NEURGAONKAR, RR
机构
[1] GECOM,CTR NIGHT VIS & ELECTROOPT,FT BELVOIR,VA 22060
[2] ROCKWELL INT CORP,CTR SCI,THOUSAND OAKS,CA 91360
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10.1364/OL.15.000012
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report the observation of self-pumped phase conjugation by means of internal reflection in a photorefractive medium produced by a series of intense nanosecond pulses. Nanosecond pulses from a YAG laser ranging in intensity from 9 × 104 to 9 × 105 W/cm2 were used. The crystal was rhodium-doped strontium barium niobate. The conjugate signal began with the first pulse, and the time to reach 63% of its equilibrium value scaled as I-2. The equilibrium reflectivity was 29%. A similar cw experiment with the 514-nm line of an argon laser produced a response time that scaled as I-1.1. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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