Self-Pumped Phase Conjugation in Barium Titanate with High Intensity Nanosecond Pulses,
Abstract
An investigation of self-pumped phase conjugation in barium titanate is made using nanosecond pulses (15 ns) derived from a repetitively pulsed (10 Hz) and frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser system (532 nm wavelength). It is experimentally shown that high reflectivity (> 20 %) can be achieved. It is also shown that there is a progressive decrease in the reflectivity of both the corner-pumped and ring-passive geometries at pulse intensities of > 4 MW/sq.cm. At these intensity levels a high photo-carrier population is induced, altering the relative concentrations of Fe(2+) and Fe(3+) centres and leading to a strong intensity-dependent competition between hole and electron photoconductivity. For the corner-pumped geometry the intensity-dependence of the phase conjugate reflectivity is shown. The reflectivity increases with pulse intensity up to 20%. Small change in reflectivity occurs in the range 0.5 to 4 M/cm2 but a dramatic decrease in the reflectivity occurs at intensity > 4 MW/sq.cm.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 22, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP006782
Entities
People
- M. J. Damzen
- N. Barry
Organizations
- Imperial College London