title: Observation of image transfer and phase conjugation in stimulated down-conversion.
abstract: We observe experimentally the transfer of angular spectrum and image formation in the process of stimulated parametric down-conversion. Images and interference patterns can be transferred from either the pump or the auxiliary laser beams to the stimulated down-converted one. The stimulated field propagates as the complex conjugate of the auxiliary laser. The phase conjugation is observed through intensity pattern measurements.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21945-970, Brazil. phsr@if.ufrj.br
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Caetano
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Huguenin
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Khoury