Ultrahigh-gain bulk solid-state stimulated Brillouin scattering phase-conjugation material.
We report what is believed to be the first observation of phase conjugation by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in TeO2 single crystal. The observed very low threshold for phase-conjugate mirror (PCM) formation, high PCM reflectivities in this initial experiment, and commercial availability of material hold promise for a host of practical applications in the near future. The resultant steady-state gain parameter, approximately 100 cm/GW, is to our knowledge the largest ever reported for any SBS material.
Dubinskii
Mark A
MA
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, AMSRD-ARL-SE-EO, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, USA. mdubinskiy@arl.army.mil
Merkle
Larry D
LD