Abstract

It is shown theoretically and experimentally that a phase-conjugate mirror can be used to compensate for intrasignal photorefractive coupling as well as modal phase dispersion and linear intermodal coupling in a photorefractive fiber. A holographic image stored in a LiNbO₃ fiber (at a spatial resolution of 5 line pairs/mm, which is close to the theoretical limit) is successfully reconstructed by compensating for the above factors.

© 1992 Optical Society of America

Holographic image storage in LiNbO₃ fibers with compensation for intrasignal photorefractive coupling

Fumihiko Ito, Ken-ichi Kitayama, and Hitoshi Oguri
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 9(8) 1432-1439 (1992)

Alleviation of image distortion due to striations in a photorefractive medium by using a phase-conjugated reference wave

M. C. Bashaw, A. Aharoni, and L. Hesselink
Opt. Lett. 17(16) 1149-1151 (1992)

Incoherent-to-coherent conversion using a photorefractive self-pumped phase conjugator

Edward J. Sharp, Gary L. Wood, William W. Clark, Gregory J. Salamo, and Ratnakar R. Neurgaonkar
Opt. Lett. 17(3) 207-209 (1992)

Compensation of the phase fluctuation in a transmission line by optical phase conjugation

Shigeki Watanabe
Opt. Lett. 17(19) 1355-1357 (1992)

Optical thresholding and switching using a fiber-coupled phase-conjugate mirror

R. Yahalom and A. Yariv
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