Phase Conjugation |
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| Authors: | MC Gower |
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| Affiliation: | Laser Division , Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, England |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The background mechanisms responsible for the production of phase-conjugate waves are presented in a unified way. One set of wave equations can be used to describe both four-wave mixing and stimulated backscattering phase-conjugate mirrors. The nonlinear-optical mechanism of photorefraction is described in detail and several of the most exciting potential applications of phase-conjugate mirrors are highlighted. |
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