Correction of thermal blooming by optical phase conjugation
Optics Letters, Vol. 14, Issue 16, pp. 874-876 (1989)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.14.000874
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Abstract
We have observed accurate correction of laser-induced thermal blooming by optical phase conjugation. The thermal blooming produced up to a 36-fold increase in the far-field spot diameter and up to a 60-fold decrease in the far-field peak intensity. Stimulated Brillouin scattering was used as the phase-conjugate mirror with a reflectivity of 35% to 65%. A previously published theory regarding phase-conjugate correction of intensity-dependent aberrations suggested that nonunity reflectivity would adversely affect the phase conjugate’s ability to compensate for thermal blooming. We found no evidence of this being the case.
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Citation
Charles J. Wetterer, Lee P. Schelonka, and Mark A. Kramer, "Correction of thermal blooming by optical phase conjugation," Opt. Lett. 14, 874-876 (1989)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-14-16-874
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