Abstract
Phase-conjugate mirrors (PCM’s) can be used to correct for phase distortion introduced by optical elements included within laser resonators, enabling diffraction-limited output beams to be produced. A severe example of a phase-distorting medium that could be included within a resonator is a multimode optical fiber. We describe the operation of a resonator that contains such a fiber and uses a PCM to restrict the output from the fiber to the lowest-order transverse mode. The system thereby enables the output from a laser to be transported to a remote location through the multimode fiber without loss of mode quality. The PCM was a high-gain passive PCM made from a barium titanate crystal pumped by a 60-mW single-mode argon-ion laser.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1216-1220 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Single-mode resonator incorporating an internal multimode optical fiber and a phase-conjugate reflector. / Luther-Davies, Barry; Liebman, Ariel; Maddever, Arthur.
In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, Vol. 7, No. 7, 1990, p. 1216-1220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Single-mode resonator incorporating an internal multimode optical fiber and a phase-conjugate reflector
AU - Luther-Davies, Barry
AU - Liebman, Ariel
AU - Maddever, Arthur
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Phase-conjugate mirrors (PCM’s) can be used to correct for phase distortion introduced by optical elements included within laser resonators, enabling diffraction-limited output beams to be produced. A severe example of a phase-distorting medium that could be included within a resonator is a multimode optical fiber. We describe the operation of a resonator that contains such a fiber and uses a PCM to restrict the output from the fiber to the lowest-order transverse mode. The system thereby enables the output from a laser to be transported to a remote location through the multimode fiber without loss of mode quality. The PCM was a high-gain passive PCM made from a barium titanate crystal pumped by a 60-mW single-mode argon-ion laser.
AB - Phase-conjugate mirrors (PCM’s) can be used to correct for phase distortion introduced by optical elements included within laser resonators, enabling diffraction-limited output beams to be produced. A severe example of a phase-distorting medium that could be included within a resonator is a multimode optical fiber. We describe the operation of a resonator that contains such a fiber and uses a PCM to restrict the output from the fiber to the lowest-order transverse mode. The system thereby enables the output from a laser to be transported to a remote location through the multimode fiber without loss of mode quality. The PCM was a high-gain passive PCM made from a barium titanate crystal pumped by a 60-mW single-mode argon-ion laser.
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U2 - 10.1364/JOSAB.7.001216
DO - 10.1364/JOSAB.7.001216
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 1216
EP - 1220
JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
SN - 0740-3224
IS - 7
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