Abstract

Self-pumped phase conjugation using dye solutions has been reported by Koptev et al.¹ and Ivakin et al.² Their experimental results provide the impetus to develop an understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms and to search for new applicable resonant materials. The practical implication of resonantly enhanced self-pumped phase conjugation is the possibility of replacing current degenerate four-wave mixing phase-conjugate mirrors in signal processing applications with technically simpler elements.

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