High-power beam steering using phase conjugation through Brillouin-induced four-wave mixing

Abstract

We report an experimental demonstration of a beam-steering concept. A high-reflectivity phase-conjugate mirror is used to steer a high-power phase-conjugate beam using a low-power signal beam. The high-reflectivity phase conjugation is achieved using Brillouin-induced four-wave mixing in a cell containing carbon disulfide.

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