EFFECT OF THERMAL SELF-DEFOCUSING OF DEGENERATE 4-WAVE-MIXING IN ABSORBING MEDIA

Authors
TOMOV IV RENTZEPIS PM
Citation
Iv. Tomov et Pm. Rentzepis, EFFECT OF THERMAL SELF-DEFOCUSING OF DEGENERATE 4-WAVE-MIXING IN ABSORBING MEDIA, Applied physics letters, 64(1), 1994, pp. 1-3
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
64
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1 - 3
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)64:1<1:EOTSOD>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The distortion of a phase conjugate wave produced by degenerate four w ave mixing as a consequence of thermal self-defocusing is reported. Th e thermally induced refractive index changes cause modulation in the p hase of the phase conjugate wave. The thermal self-defocusing effect m ay impose a limiting factor in high repetition rate nonlinear devices.