Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Highly sensitive projection system with a four-wave phase-conjugating mirror and an optical quantum amplifier

Oleg V. Kulagin, Guerman A. Pasmanik, Alexander A. Shilov

Published Mar 31, 1990• 6 citations

Abstract

An investigation was made of the feasibility of reaching the quantum limit of the sensitivity of a projection system with a brightness amplifier, including a laser amplifier and a phase-conjugating mirror. A sensitivity of about 5 photons per resolution element was achieved in the near infrared (λ = 1.06 μm) when the number of elements in the field of view was ~ 350 × 350.

DOI: 10.1070/qe1990v020n03abeh005632

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