Anisotropic four-wave mixing in planar LiNbO(3) optical waveguides.
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We report on the generation of an efficient phase-conjugate wave by anisotropic four-wave mixing in planar iron-doped y-cut LiNbO(3) waveguides. The pump waves are orthogonally polarized with respect to the signal and phase-conjugate waves. Reflectivities of the phase-conjugate signal of as much as 65% are reached in the waveguide. Experimental results are compared with numerical solutions of the corresponding system of coupled-wave equations.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 17 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992