Orientational self-pumped phase conjugation of a light beam in a layer of a nematic liquid crystal with nonreciprocal feedback

Self-pumped phase conjugation of a Nd: YAG laser beam by forward stimulated orientational scattering in a nematic liquid crystal layer with a nonreciprocal feedback loop is investigated. It is found that the threshold of phase-conjugate wave generation is the lowest when the phase shift difference of pumping and scattering waves in the loop is /2.Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 38, Nos. 3–4, pp. 304–311, March–April, 1995.     

用He—Ne激光在KNSBN晶体中实现高反射率自泵浦相位共轭

本文报道了用He-Ne激光在(K_(O.5)Na_(0.5)_2y(Sr_(0.61)B_(0.39)))_(1-y)Nb_2O_6(KNSBN)光折变晶体中实现高反射率自泵浦相位共轭,其共轭光的反射率高达40%.研究了共轭光反射率随入射角度变化的关系以及响应时间与入射光功率密度的关系.     

Self-pumped phase conjugation in Bi12TiO20 crystal without external cavity

We present an experimental study of the self-pumped phase-conjugate-mirror (SPPCM) recording in a Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ sample due to the partial internal reflection of the pump beam from the rear face. SPPCM has been recorded under an external alternating electric field of a square-wave form with response time equal to 170 s at the pump beam intensity of 520 mW/cm². The mechanism of the SPPCM formation is similar to that of photorefractive double-phase-conjugate mirrors. The most effective SPPCM is recorded at the much larger pump-beam-incident angle than it could be supposed from the typical angular dependence of the two-wave-mixing gain factor. Strong dependence of the gain distribution on the pump-beam-propagation angle is observed. It is found that the response time strongly depends on the preliminary history of the sample. Received: 11 August 1998 / Revised version: 14 January 1999 / Published online: 28 April 1999     

向列相液晶中光学相位共轭技术的研究进展

对向列相液晶中光学相位共轭技术的研究进展进行了介绍,分析总结了向列相液晶中光学相位共轭过程的机理与实验方法,并对向列相液晶中的光学相位共轭技术的应用前景进行了展望。     

Slow light using wave mixing in liquid crystal light valve

By performing optical two-wave mixing in a liquid crystal light valve, we are able to slow down optical pulses to group velocities as slow as a few tenths of mm/s, corresponding to a very large group index. We present experiment and model of the slow light process occurring in liquid crystal light valves. The large group index corresponds to having a large sensitivity for phase variations, a property that can be used to increase the sensitivity of Fourier transform interferometer. We show that when a liquid crystal light valve is inserted in a Mach–Zehnder interferometer, the effect of frequency perturbations at the input of the system is amplified by a factor related to the group delay.     

Image analysis for the destabilization process of the petal pattern in a liquid crystal light valve with rotational optical feedback

The destabilization process from the static petal pattern to the fluctuating petal pattern in a liquid crystal light valve with optical rotational feedback is investigated experimentally. When a spatial rotation of π/6 is imposed on the feedback, the six-fold static petal pattern appears. At a threshold voltage of the bifurcation, rotationally propagating patches arise on the petals. With the increase of applied voltage, the motion of the patches becomes irregular and fluctuations of the pattern develop. By measuring the time correlation function for the spatial wave numbers along the azimuthal direction in polar coordinates, it is found that a half of the fundamental spatial mode relevant to the six-fold petal pattern plays an important role in the bifurcation process. The development of fluctuations is also analyzed by the Karhunen-Loéve decomposition in detail.     

Optical phase conjugation in the hybrid polymer liquid crystal panel

In this paper, we present experimental results of the optical phase conjugation (PC) process in nematic liquid crystal cell with a photoconducting polymer layer (PVK doped with TNF). We analyze and discuss the influence of a few parameters (applied voltage, power of the laser beams, and geometry of an experiment) on conjugation efficiency. We also present experimental results showing possible application of the optical phase conjugation phenomenon in correction of phase distortion and aberration.     

Self-pumped phase conjugation in rhodium-doped BaTiO(3) with 1.06-microm nanosecond pulses

Efficient internal-loop self-pumped phase conjugation is demonstrated in a photorefractive rhodium-doped barium titanate crystal by repetitively pulsed nanosecond pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser operating at 1.06 microm . Phase-conjugate reflectivities as high as 32% are obtained with a response time of ~5 min at a repetition rate of 30 Hz. The ability of the phase conjugator to correct severe phase distortions is also demonstrated.     

Powerful laser systems with phase conjugation by SMBS mirror

The method of Stimulated Mandelshtam-Brillouin Scattering (SMBS) is utilized in a powerful laser to obtain better transverse beam quality by phase conjugation. The principle is explained, and the conclusions are substantiated by experimental results.     

反射式液晶光阀用于激光束空间整形可行性研究

从理论和实验两方面对一种反射式液晶光阀（LCOS）的调制特性进行了研究。着重研究了在高功率激光系统中,反射式液晶光阀作为空间整形器件面临的一些应用问题,特别是它的各种调制特性、整形能力以及对于光束质量的影响。研究发现,与透射式液晶光阀相比,反射式液晶光阀有着明显的优势,效率达到42%,远远优于透射式液晶光阀10%的效率,从而能够实现系统的大幅度简化,是一种非常有潜力的空间光调制器件。     

液晶光阀特性的研究

本文报道了液晶光阀特性的研究结果。给出了45°扭曲和90°扭曲两种液晶光阀的特性测试曲线,比较了两种光阀的性能。分析讨论了工作电压、交流频率以及读出光的偏振方向对光阀性能的影响。     

图像火灾探测中液晶光阀的特性

在实验的基础上,深入研究了TN型液晶光阀的原理和光学特性。发现TN型液晶光阀对红外波段和可见光波段所产生的不同透射和截止效应都取决于光阀的偏振片。分析了液晶光阀的视角和波谱透过率等因素对图像火灾探测的影响,并指出了在利用液晶光阀做光开关的火灾探测系统中应该注意的问题。     

反射式液晶光阀用于激光束空间整形可行性研究

 从理论和实验两方面对一种反射式液晶光阀（LCOS）的调制特性进行了研究。着重研究了在高功率激光系统中,反射式液晶光阀作为空间整形器件面临的一些应用问题,特别是它的各种调制特性、整形能力以及对于光束质量的影响。研究发现,与透射式液晶光阀相比,反射式液晶光阀有着明显的优势,效率达到42%,远远优于透射式液晶光阀10%的效率,从而能够实现系统的大幅度简化,是一种非常有潜力的空间光调制器件。     

读出光光源对液晶光阀实验的影响

液晶光阀实验中一般是用带布氏窗的He-Ne激光器作为读出光光源,本文分析了普通He-Ne激光、半导体激光、卤素灯等常见光源在液晶光阀实验中应用的可能性和各自特点并进行了实验验证.     

液晶光阀实时图像变换实验

利用“液晶光阀变换系统”,开发和设计了“液晶光阀实时图像变换实验”。该实验内容包括：测试液晶光阀的工作曲线,确定液晶光阀的对比度,测试液晶光阀的响应时间,观察单缝的频谱,图像实时反转和微分,图像实时相减。     

基于液晶光阀的视频光学加解密技术研究

高清监控视频的加密传输是一个重要的研究领域,但是随着监控图像清晰程度不断提高,现行视频加密算法的运行开支面临着严峻的考验。因此对视频传输过程中使用光学加解密的可行性进行了探索,提出了基于液晶光阀和双随机相位编码的单通道视频光学加解密技术。该技术的加解密耗时几乎为零,极大提高了视频的传输性能;同时由于光学加解密技术只用在现有视频传输链路的最前端以及末端,不涉及视频编码和传输,增强了系统可用性和通用性。利用Matlab对该方法进行了仿真计算。结果表明,加密后的各通道图像接近白噪声,通过破解的方法恢复原图像的可能性几乎为零;同时可以看到,经过该系统解密之后的图像基本能完全复原。因此该方法在高清化视频日益普及的未来有着广阔的推广价值和应用价值。     

KNSBN：Co晶体的无外场自泵浦相位共轭

利用掺Co:(KNa)_(0.2)(Sr_(0.75)Ba_(0.25))_(0.9)Nb_2O_6晶体实现了无外场,无外反射镜、无外加泵浦光束的自泵浦连续波相位共轭,其相位共轭反射率达到40%,阈值功率小于0.02W/cm~2,首次利用此晶体以梯形切割实现了光折变晶体单区域四波混频相互作用产生自泵浦位相共轭波.     

High-resolution four-photon intracavity laser spectroscopy with the external phase conjugation mirror

The phase conjugation regime is experimentally implemented in a cell with a liquid (water, ethanol, carbon tetrachloride) at the four-wave mixing of counter-propagating beams of diode lasers. Intracavity enhancement of the conjugate wave and the wave of the coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) arising in the interaction of the conjugate wave and one of the pumping waves in CARS scheme is detected. The latter process occurs in a narrow spectral range when the geometry of the wave vectors of the interacting waves in CARS scheme ensures arrival of the CARS signal at the laser aperture. It is found out that the quality of the four-photon phase conjugate mirror in the given interaction scheme is very sensitive to any perturbations (mechanical, acoustic, thermal, etc.) of the induced grating in the sample, which manifests itself in the distortion of the signal spectrum.