Title :
Talbot effect and self-pumped phase conjugation in photorefractive liquid crystal light-valves
Author :
Residori, S. ; Bortolozzo, U. ; Huignard, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Institut Non Linéaire de Nice, 1361 route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne, France
Abstract :
We show that Talbot effect can be used to enhance the two-wave mixing gain of two photorefractive liquid crystal light-valves in cascade and that self-pumped phase conjugation can be obtained in an optical feedback scheme.
Keywords :
Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Photorefractive materials; Talbot effect; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431757
