Revisiting optical phase conjugation by difference-frequency generation
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Transmission of Multiple Signals through an Optical Fiber Using Wavefront Shaping
Published on: March 20, 2017
Abstract:
Revisiting the pioneering work of Avizonis et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 31, 435 (1977)], we experimentally demonstrate that wave-front reversal of picosecond optical signals can be efficiently achieved with low-gain parametric amplification. The use of a KTP crystal permits forward phase conjugation of radiation with high divergence (40 mrad) and a broad spectrum (20 nm). The potential application of this technique to compensate for the group-velocity dispersion of standard optical fibers in the 1.55-microm window is discussed.
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