Generation of a Conjugate Wave from a Weak Signal.

Abstract

To correct for focus distortions that arise when laser light is focused on a target through a turbulent medium, we had proposed to generate a compensating wavefront by means of optical parametric amplification (OPA). This report describes our efforts toward this end. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA095873

Entities

People

  • Frederic A. Hopf

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Distortion
  • Dye Lasers
  • Frequency
  • High Gain
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Materials
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Phase Conjugation
  • Semiconductors
  • Teamwork
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy