Title :
Restoration of blurred images due to phase distortion based on polarization-insensitive phase conjugation in second-order nonlinear medium: Novel scheme
Author :
Xingquan Zou ; Xiaomu Lin ; Pu Zhao ; Pengda Hong ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Xiaodong Mu ; Huai-Chuan Lee ; Meissner, Stephanie K. ; Meissner, Helmuth
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
Polarization-insensitive phase conjugation, achieved based on difference-frequency generation in a second-order nonlinear composite consisting of stacked KTP plates, was exploited to restore blurred images due to phase distortion as a novel scheme.
Keywords :
composite materials; image restoration; optical distortion; optical phase conjugation; potassium compounds; KTP; blurred image restoration; difference-frequency generation; phase distortion; polarization-insensitive phase conjugation; second-order nonlinear composite; second-order nonlinear medium; stacked KTP plates; Image restoration; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Phase distortion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
