Feedback method of the noise suppression in wave-mixing amplifiers based on non-linear materials with photorefractive response in a reflection grating configuration

In the photorefractive wave-mixing system, fluctuation in the signal beam intensity of the photorefractive output with a reflection grating has been analyzed by employing pump feedback method. In this method, fluctuations of the photorefractive wave-mixing process not only induce the intensity fluctuation of the mixing waves but also induce phase fluctuation of the mixing waves. Thus, the phase of the pump and signal beams at the output surface fluctuates in time around a mean value. Using such a positive feedback method of a pump beams, the relative fluctuation in the photorefractive output signal beam intensity with respect to its mean intensity can be minimized significantly without reducing its mean intensity. The factors that control the fluctuation in the signal beam intensity, such as the phase fluctuation of the output pump beam, absorption strength of the material and the feedback reflectivity of the cavity mirrors, on the relative fluctuation of the output signal intensity in the photorefractive wave-mixing systems have been studied in detail. It has been found that the fluctuation of the output signal intensity relative to its mean intensity in the photorefractive wave-mixing system can be suppressed to larger extent by taking lower value of feedback reflectivity of the cavity mirrors which could exist at a higher value of absorption strength of the photorefractive materials.     

Single-frequency operation of a broad-area laser diode by injection locking of a complex spatial mode via a double phase conjugate mirror

We demonstrate what is believed to be the first phase-coherent locking of a high-power broad-area diode to a single-frequency master laser. We use photorefractive double phase conjugation to lock the diode in a self-optimized complex spatial mode while the photorefractive crystal diffracts that complex mode in a near-diffraction-limited beam.     

光折变相位型波带片

利用成象方法和光折变效应,在LiNbO₃:Fe晶体中成功地写入了光折变相位型波带片.其衍射效率可达到21%.该制作方法具有实时、简便等优点.在集成光学和光学信息处理中具有重要的应用前景.     

Dynamics of Semiconductor Lasers with Optical Feedback from Photorefractive Phase Conjugate Mirror

The dynamics of semiconductor lasers with photorefractive phase conjugate optical feedback are experimentally studied. Photorefractive fringes considered here are rather static compared with time fluctuations of laser output power. Therefore, it is expected that a semiconductor laser with photorefractive feedback shows similar dynamics to those with conventional optical feedback. We examine relaxation oscillation and external cavity modes of laser output power in the presence of photorefractive phase conjugate feedback. It is proved that the dynamics of photorefractive phase conjugate feedback are fundamentally the same as those of conventional optical feedback.     

Simple method for determining the gain coefficient of a photorefractive polymer film

We propose a simple method for measuring the gain coefficient of two-beam coupling for photorefractive polymer film. To measure the gain coefficient, we attached a phase grating onto the photorefractive polymer film and made an interference pattern between the transmitted and diffracted beams in the photorefractive film by using an illuminating single beam. The gain coefficient values measured at various external fields by our method showed good agreement with those measured by a standard two-beam coupling method. Compared to standard two-beam coupling, this method exhibited fairly improved stability of the output signal to external factors such as human sounds and airstreams.     

光波位相耦合色散效应与固态介质中室温下的光速调控

文章介绍了作者利用光波位相耦合的色散效应调控光速的新机制，并利用光折变位相耦合的色散效应在室温下在Bi12SO20晶体中实现极慢光速和超光速现象．进一步的研究表明，在Bi12SO20晶体中传播的、由位相耦合色散效应引起的慢光和快光由于光折变光强耦合效应而得到了相干放大．     

The amplitude and phase of a transmission holographic grating due to four-wave interaction in a photorefractive medium

Based on a previously developed two-level model of four-wave interaction in photorefractive crystals, expressions for the amplitude and phase of a transmission holographic grating have been obtained. The analysis of these expressions points to the dependence of both the amplitude and the phase of the grating on the intensity of the readout beam.     

运动折射率相位栅和背向光折变散射

本文按照Kukhtarev的光折变理论讨论了在LiNbO₃:Fe晶体内自发形成的运动折射率相位栅和由它所引起的强烈的背向光折变散射。 关键词：     

Self-pumped phase conjugation in a liquid crystal light valve with a tilted feedback mirror

We report self-pumped phase conjugation in a photorefractive liquid crystal light valve with a tilted feedback mirror. This is a new scheme for the self-generation of a phase-conjugate replica and can in general be applied to thin nonlinear layers, opening the way to distortion-correction applications of thin media.     

Photorefractive effect in ferroelectric liquid crystals

In this paper, we review recent progress of research on the photorefractive effect of ferroelectric liquid crystals. The photorefractive effect is a phenomenon that forms a dynamic hologram in a material. The interference of two laser beams in a photorefractive material establishes a refractive index grating. This phenomenon is applicable to a wide range of devices related to diffraction optics including 3D displays, optical amplification, optical tomography, novelty filters, and phase conjugate wave generators. Ferroelectric liquid crystals are considered as a candidate for practical photorefractive materials. A refractive index grating formation time of 8–10 ms and a large gain coefficient are easily obtained in photorefractive ferroelectric liquid crystals.     

Image transmission via a multimode fiber assisted by polarization preserving phase conjugation in the photorefractive crystal

Image transmission via a 2m-long multimode fiber was realized by using polarization-preserving phase conjugation in the photorefractive crystal and correcting holograms.     

光折变“波导”诱失锁模ps激光脉冲自泵浦相位共轭

观察到失锁模５３２ｎｍｐｓ激光脉冲单独入射到掺Ｃｕ的ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体中，不能产生自泵浦相位共轭，但如果先用同波长的锁模ｐｓ激光脉冲在晶体中预制一条光折变“波导”，则可诱导失锁模激光脉冲形成自泵浦相位共轭．分别从“波导”形成和时间分辨光谱等方面研究了这一现象 关键词：     

半导体光折变介质中光束传输的自囚禁及周期调制

推导了光束在半导体光折变介质的光子晶格中演化的二能级形式, 给出了光束在其中传播时二能级方程的经典正则形式. 解析计算出了经典正则方程的不动点并对其稳定性作了分析, 计算出了拓扑结构变化的临界值. 根据二能级方程的经典正则形式做出了空间相图, 进一步分析了半导体光折变介质中光束传输的自囚禁现象, 发现有两种形式的自囚禁: 1)能级中的布居数差和相对相位都在平衡点附近振动; 2)能级中的布居数差在平衡点附近振动, 而相对相位单调变化. 分别从高频、低频、中频三个方面研究了外加周期调制对自囚禁的影响, 发现在高频调制中发生自囚禁现象的相变参数能够被周期场非常有效的调制, 使得光束在半导体光折变介质中传输时, 在非线性效应影响较小时也能够发生自囚禁. 关键词： 半导体光折变介质 自囚禁 二能级形式 周期调制     

Distributed-feedback optical parametric oscillation by use of a photorefractive grating in periodically poled lithium niobate

We report a demonstration of distributed-feedback (DFB) optical parametric oscillation (OPO) by writing photorefractive gratings in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN). The photorefractive DFB structures were fabricated by illumination of PPLN with UV light through a photomask and by writing of PPLN with UV-light gated interfering laser beams at 532 nm. Evidence of OPO was observed from the spectral narrowing at the 1438.8- and the 619.3-nm signal wavelengths from 1064- and 532-nm-pumped PPLN crystals with the DFB grating periods phase matched to the 4084.5- and 3774-nm idler wavelengths, respectively.     

Wavelength-stable, narrow-spectral-width oscillation of an AlGaInP diode laser coupled to a BaTiO3:Co stimulated photorefractive backscattering phase conjugator

3 ) stimulated photorefractive backscattering (SPBS) phase conjugator. The SPBS process was successfully achieved by the combination of the short-wavelength diode laser and the highly doped photorefractive BaTiO₃:Co crystal. The spectral width of the diode laser is reduced to 7.2 pm because of the narrow spectral bandwidth of the gratings [with wave number of K=2k(2k gratings)] formed in the SPBS phase conjugator, compared with the transmission grating formed in the conventional cat conjugator, which was used previously. The SPBS phase conjugator was successfully used to suppress self-frequency scanning, and wavelength-stable oscillation of the SPBS phase-conjugator-coupled diode laser was achieved. Received: 4 November 1996/Revised version: 12 February 1997     

Two-wave-mixing dynamics and nonlinear hot-electron transport in transverse-geometry photorefractive quantum wells studied by moving gratings

The photorefractive response to an applied electric field is measured in a photorefractive quantum well, providing evidence in favor of the nonlinear transport in the device due to the hot electrons. The reduced mobility of the hot electrons limits the drift length, and thereby limits fringe overshoot. Thus the nonlinear transport prevents the slowing down of the grating writing rate for increasing fields which is common in bulk photorefractives. The photorefractive phase shift in transverse-field photorefractive quantum wells is measured as a function of the frequency offset between two laser writing beams that generate moving gratings. The two-wave mixing passes through a maximum at an optimum frequency which depends on the magnitude and the sign of the applied dc electric field. The phase shift associated with the moving grating adds or subtracts from the static phase shift induced by hot-electron transport in the semiconductor quantum wells, depending on the sign of the field and the sign of the dominant photocarriers. We observe a linear relationship between the roll-off frequency and the power of the writing beams. Received: 26 November 1998 / Revised version: 22 January 1999 / Published online: 12 April 1999     

Double signal phase conjugation with a Cat conjugator

The phase conjugate reflection of double signals, induced by the self-pumped phase conjugation, is demonstrated in a 16° cut Cu-doped potassium sodium strontium barium niobate (KNSBN) photorefractive crystal. The phase conjugate reflectivities of signals were measured versus the pump-signal beam ratio. A comparison was made between the signal's reflectivity with and without the presence of the other signal beam. The multi-region four-wave mixing model within the same crystal has been employed to explain the geometry performance and the experimental results.     

Effects of the induced birefringence in photorefractive crystals on speckle optical vortices

In this work, we show that it is possible to change the properties of an optical vortex formed in a speckle pattern by the control of an external electric field applied to a sillenite-type photorefractive material in a non-holographic configuration. To show it, a scheme that allows the recovering of both, the polarization state and the phase distribution of an optical field was implemented. Changes in the polarization state of the light in the neighborhood of the vortex were observed with the application of an external electric field. Likewise, changes in the phase structure around the vortex and displacements of the vortices themselves were measured. These displacements have a fairly linear dependence on the applied field to the photorefractive crystal. Experimental results are qualitatively explained with the theoretical treatment of non-holographic recording in photorefractive crystals.     

Ultraslow Gaussian pulse propagation induced by a dispersive phase coupling in photorefractive bismuth silicon oxide crystals at room temperature

By use of the highly dispersive phase coupling effect in a photorefractive wave mixing process, we have observed ultraslow propagation of a single Gaussian light pulse with a group velocity ∼0.5 m/s in a photorefractive Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ crystal at room temperature. The ultraslow Gaussian pulse is amplified due to an intensity coupling effect but keeping its Gaussian profile with high fidelity. The group velocity of the Gaussian pulse can be controlled to a large extent. This technique is useful for controllable optical delay lines.     

Threshold of oscillation in a ring-loop phase conjugator as a second-order optical phase transition

The threshold behavior is studied for a ring-loop coherent oscillator with a photorefractive strontium barium niobate (SBN) sample. A soft onset of oscillation is revealed and critical slowing down is observed in the temporal development of light-induced scattering below the threshold, thus pointing to a similarity with a second-order phase transition. Received: 10 July 2000 / Published online: 20 September 2000