Observation and modelling of dynamic instabilities in the mutually pumped Bird-Wing phase conjugator in BaTiO<sub>3</sub>

We observed dynamic instabilities in the phase-conjugate outputs from the mutually pumped bird-wing phase conjugator in BaTiO<sub>3.</sub> We present experimental results that illustrate typical output characteristics and compare these with the results of a computer model that self-consi...

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Main Authors: Hussain, Ghazanfar (Author), James, Stephen W. (Author), Eason, Robert W. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1990.
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Summary:We observed dynamic instabilities in the phase-conjugate outputs from the mutually pumped bird-wing phase conjugator in BaTiO<sub>3.</sub> We present experimental results that illustrate typical output characteristics and compare these with the results of a computer model that self-consistently determines all the relevant beam intensities within the crystal. The role of mutual erasure and the assisted routes to total-internal-reflection self-pumping are included within the model and are discussed in the context of the experimental results.