Title :
Phase conjugation in a continuous wave diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser
Author :
Brignon, A. ; Loiseau, L. ; Larat, C. ; Huignard, J.-P. ; Pocholle, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Thomson-CSF, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In recent years, phase conjugation by degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) in saturable gain media has been the subject of intense investigation for applications to dynamic holography and laser architectures with intracavity phase distortion compensation. The authors demonstrate, for the first time to their knowledge, cw DFWM and dynamic holography in a compact, easy-to-handle diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ gain medium. Since the laser itself is used as the nonlinear mirror, no additional gain medium is needed and the counterpropagating pump beams are automatically provided by laser oscillation.
Keywords :
holography; laser mirrors; multiwave mixing; neodymium; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; solid lasers; CW diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; counterpropagating pump beams; degenerate four-wave mixing; dynamic holography; image reconstruction; intracavity phase distortion compensation; nonlinear mirror; output mirror reflectivity; phase conjugation; saturable gain media; Diode lasers; Holography; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Mirrors; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834574
