title: Mode-locked laser oscillation using self-pumped phase-conjugate reflection.
abstract: Efficient phase conjugation of 40-psec Nd:YAG laser pulses in Eastman Kodak mode-locking dyes A 9740 and A 9860 has been obtained. Variation of the phase-conjugate reflectivity with pump intensity is quadratic, without saturation effects, and variation with dye concentration agrees with a simple analytical model. We have used this reflectivity to obtain self-sustained oscillation and mode locking of a novel self-pumped phase-conjugate laser resonator.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vanherzeele
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Van Eck
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Siegman