RETROMODULATION CONJUGATION USING A SELF-PUMPED ATOMIC SODIUM PHASE-CONJUGATE MIRROR

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作者
GAETA, CJ
PEPPER, DM
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[1] Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, 90265
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10.1364/OL.16.000802
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A self-pumped atomic sodium phase-conjugate mirror was modified to include an amplitude modulator, which thus formed a device capable of encoding temporal information onto the phase-conjugate return beam. Modulation rates of as much as 4 MHz with modulation depths in the range of 70-90% (both limited by the electronics and the modulator) have been obtained by using an intracavity acousto-optic modulator.
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