Optics Letters

Fidelity of polarization and spatial information recovery using a fiber-coupled phase-conjugate mirror

Yasuo Tomita, Ram Yahalom, Amnon Yariv

Published Dec 1, 1987• 10 citations

Abstract

We report the investigation of polarization and spatial information recovery using a fiber-coupled phase-conjugate mirror. A marked dependence of the phase-conjugate output on the input-beam conditions is experimentally observed. A theoretical model for these phenomena is also discussed.

DOI: 10.1364/ol.12.001017

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