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Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Double-pumped phase conjugation in inverted Nd:YAG

Darren Udaiyan, R.P.M. Green, D. H. Kim, Michael J. Damzen

Published Aug 1, 1996• 4 citations
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Abstract

An experimental study of double-pumped phase conjugation (DPPC) in a gain medium (Nd:YAG) is presented. The input–output energy and phase conjugate reflectivity of the system was experimentally characterized, with a maximum reflectivity of R∼160 observed. A self-starting DPPC laser was also produced by use of a feedback mirror, and spatial and temporal outputs are presented. The DPPC laser produced a TEM00 spatial mode output of 113 mJ in a 20-ns single-longitudinal mode pulse at a repetition rate of 10 Hz.

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10.1364/josab.13.001766

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