Title :
Phase conjugate reflectivity of 165 percent using four-wave mixing in a broad-area laser diode
Author :
Kürz, Peter ; Nagar, Ron ; Mukai, Takaaki
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Optical phase conjugation using semiconductor gain media promises several advantages. It is expected to be fast (nanosecond response times) and the phase conjugator can be easily integrated with other semiconductor devices. Here, we demonstrate experimentally a third advantage. It can be highly efficient, since both the pump and the probe beams are optically amplified. Our phase conjugation experiment is based on spatially nondegenerate four-wave mixing in a broad-area laser diode
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; broad-area laser diode; four-wave mixing; nanosecond response times; optical phase conjugation; optically amplified; phase conjugate reflectivity; phase conjugation experiment; probe beams; pump beams; semiconductor device integration; semiconductor gain media; spatially nondegenerate four-wave mixing; Delay; Diode lasers; Four-wave mixing; Nanoscale devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Reflectivity; Semiconductor devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484776
