Title :
Photorefractive phase conjugators
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author presents a tutorial review of various kinds of optical phase conjugators using photorefractive materials. These include externally pumped phase conjugators (EPPCs), self-pumped phase conjugators (SPPCs), and mutually pumped phase conjugators (MPPCs). He briefly describes optical phase conjugation and the photorefractive effect. He also describes wave mixing in photorefractive media. The energy transfer in two-wave mixing and the holographic nature of four-wave mixing are discussed
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical phase conjugation; photorefractive effect; externally pumped phase conjugators; four-wave mixing; holographic nature; mutually pumped phase conjugators; optical phase conjugators; photorefractive materials; self-pumped phase conjugators; two-wave mixing; wave mixing; Brillouin scattering; Electromagnetic scattering; Image restoration; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Partial differential equations; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
