Giant phase-conjugate reflection with a normal mirror in front of an optical phase-conjugator
Optics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We theoretically study reflection of light by a phase-conjugating mirror preceded by a partially reflecting normal mirror. The presence of a suitably chosen normal mirror in front of the phase conjugator is found to greatly enhance the total phase-conjugate reflected power, even up to an order of magnitude. Required conditions are that the phase-conjugating mirror itself amplifies upon reflection and that constructive interference of light in the region between the mirrors takes place. We show that the phase-conjugate reflected power then exhibits a maximum as a function of the transmittance of the normal mirror.
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@article{arxiv.physics/9804003,
title = {Giant phase-conjugate reflection with a normal mirror in front of an optical phase-conjugator},
author = {M. Blaauboer and D. Lenstra and A. Lodder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9804003},
year = {2009}
}
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8 pages, 3 figures, RevTex