title: Phasing of a two-channel continuous-wave master oscillator-power amplifier by use of a fiber phase-conjugate mirror.
abstract: Phasing of two-channel cw master-oscillator-power-amplifier beams by using a phase-conjugate mirror has been demonstrated for the first time to the best of our knowledge. Phasing was achieved with two fiber amplifiers in conjunction with a single-frequency Nd:YAG master oscillator by using a fiber phase-conjugate mirror in a double-pass geometry. The successful demonstration of phasing of two cw amplifier beams with a fiber phase-conjugate mirror greatly enhances the prospects for phasing of multiple laser amplifiers without complex servo-loop control systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2950 Hobson Way, AFIT/ENP, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433, USA.
authors.forename: Brent W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Grime
authors.forename: Won B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Alley