Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Theoretical and experimental investigations of a semilinear phase-conjugating mirror based on a photorefractive crystal

A. A. Zozulya, A. V. Mamaev

Published Oct 31, 1990• 1 citation

Abstract

The results indicated that the dynamics and steady states of a semilinear phase-conjugating mirror based on a photorefractive crystal are governed by small seeds of scattered waves at the entry to a nonlinear medium. The relationships for the determination of the width of the bistability region are formulated and the conditions under which the investigated system is self-starting are identified.

DOI: 10.1070/qe1990v020n10abeh007461

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