Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Nonlinear reactor systems – Parametrons
Patent
1986-05-27
1987-11-03
Arnold, Bruce Y.
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Nonlinear reactor systems
Parametrons
307425, 350358, G02F 103
Patent
active
047039922
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for compressing the spectral distribution of a coherent beam of light includes a narrowband filter for separating the coherent beam into a transmitted portion containing optical energy substantially limited to a single wavelength .lambda. and a reflected portion containing the remainder of the coherent beam. A photorefractive crystal is positioned to receive the transmitted and reflected portions. A mirror deflects the reflected portion toward the photorefractive crystal. The photorefractive crystal is oriented such that two-wave mixing within the crystal causes a substantial portion of the energy in the reflected portion to be converted into optical energy at the wavelength .lambda. and to emerge from the crystal in the direction of the transmitted portion. The spectral bandwidth of the coherent beam is less than 1/.tau., where .tau. is the holographic time constant of the photorefractive element. An apparatus for converting the modes of a coherent beam of light includes a mirror containing a small orifice. The mirror separates the coherent beam into a portion transmitted through the orifice containing optical energy substantially limited to the fundamental TEM.sub.00 mode and a portion reflected by the mirror containing the remainder of the coherent beam. A photorefractive crystal is positioned to receive the transmitted and reflected portions. A mirror deflects the reflected portion toward the photorefractive crystal. The photorefractive crystal is oriented such that two-wave mixing within the crystal causes a substantial portion of the energy in the reflected portion to be converted into optical energy with the fundamental TEM.sub.00 mode and to emerge from the crystal in the direction of the transmitted portion.
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Arnold Bruce Y.
Deinken John J.
Hamann H. Fredrick
Lerner Martin
Malin Craig O.
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