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Nonlinear optical effects and devices

Noise of thermal and hypersonic four-wave reversing mirrors and influence of wave mismatch

A. Z. Matveev


Abstract: A theoretical analysis is made of the influence of the wave mismatch on the operational dynamics and sensitivity of four-wave hypersonic reversing mirrors. The minimum power of a weak signal at which this signal can be distinguished from the noise background of the mirror is determined. Conditions are found under which the sensitivity of a system consisting of a laser preamplifier and a four-wave hypersonic reversing mirror is close to the limit determined by the quantum noise of the laser amplifier. A theoretical analysis is made of the sensitivity of four-wave thermal reversing mirrors. This is used as the basis for a comparative analysis of the characteristics of thermal and hypersonic mirrors.

UDC: 621.373.826

PACS: 42.65.Hw, 42.79.Bh, 42.60.Da, 42.50.Lc

Received: 07.03.1986

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1987, 17:4, 466–472

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