Japanese Journal of Applied Physics · 2004 · 27 citations · 12 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsPhotonicsPlasma PhysicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsLaser-plasma InteractionsNonlinear Optical MaterialsNonlinear OpticsOptical AmplifiersBeat GenerationBrillouin ScatteringCoherence LengthInterferenceOptical Phase ConjugationSpatial CoherenceStimulated Brillouin ScatteringTemporal Coherence
The phase conjugation of the optically nonlinear stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) process using heavy-fluorocarbon materials effectively compensated thermal degradation at two amplifier lines, resulting in an output energy of 7.4 J at 50 Hz. When combining two beams, the beat wave generation caused by the temporal coherence between the two beams can be prevented because the two beams leave at intervals longer than the coherence length of the pulse. The use of different Brillouin frequencies of reflection from different SBS substances can also be effective in preventing the interference effect caused by the spatial coherence between the two beams.
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Heavy fluorocarbon liquids for a phase-conjugated stimulated Brillouin scattering mirror
Hidetsugu Yoshida, V. Kmetik, H. Fujita et al. · Applied Optics · 1997 · 117 citations