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    Area of Science:

    • Nonlinear optics
    • Laser physics
    • Materials science

    Background:

    • Coherent combination of multiple laser oscillators is crucial for energy scaling.
    • Phase conjugate resonators offer a pathway for stable and efficient beam combination.
    • Barium titanate (BaTiO3) is a well-established photorefractive material for phase conjugation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To coherently combine four pulsed dye oscillators into a single phase conjugate resonator.
    • To investigate the energy scaling behavior and locking range of the combined system.
    • To characterize the performance of the barium titanate self-pumped phase conjugate mirror.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a self-pumped phase conjugation process in a single barium titanate crystal.
    • Coherently combined four pulsed dye oscillators.
    • Measured the locking range and output energy scaling with the number of dye gain cells (N).
    • Determined the fluence for start-up and field of view of the photorefractive phase conjugate mirror.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved coherent combination of four pulsed dye oscillators.
    • Measured a locking range on the order of hundreds of wavelengths.
    • Demonstrated output energy scaling approximately proportional to N.
    • Observed peak far-field intensity scaling as N^2 due to in-phase beam combination.
    • Reported a start-up fluence of 9 J/cm^2 and a field of view of 0.0 sr for the BaTiO3 mirror.

    Conclusions:

    • The self-pumped phase conjugate resonator effectively combines multiple pulsed dye oscillators.
    • The demonstrated energy scaling and intensity enhancement show promise for high-power laser applications.
    • The properties of the BaTiO3 photorefractive mirror are suitable for this laser combination technique.