Title :
Beam clean-up and combining via stimulated scattering in liquid crystals
Author :
Zeldovich, B.Ya. ; Ciapurin, I.V. ; Glebov, L.B. ; Tsai, C. ; Stickley, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Orientational stimulated scattering from o-wave into e-wave in liquid crystal may combine coherent beams or modes of amplifiers) into diffraction-limited output. In experiment a 1000 micron liquid crystal layer transmitted undistorted o-wave with low attenuation.
Keywords :
light coherence; light diffraction; liquid crystals; optical materials; physical optics; stimulated scattering; amplifier mode; attenuation; beam clean-up; beam combining; coherent beam; coherent mode; diffraction-limited output; e-wave; micron liquid crystal layer; o-wave; orientational stimulated scattering; Energy exchange; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Light scattering; Liquid crystals; Optical attenuators; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
