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Competitive mode dynamics in a non-linear interferometer

M. A. Vorontsov^a, E. V. Degtyarev<sup>b

a</sup> New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA
^b International Laser Center of Moscow State University

Abstract: A theoretical derivation is given of the conditions for competitive dynamics of the interaction of spatial Fourier harmonics of the phase distribution in a wide-aperture nonlinear interferometer with an external diffraction feedback loop. A numerical experiment is used to demonstrate the feasibility of employing such a system in optical image encoding and recognition.

PACS: 07.60.Ly, 42.65.Vh, 42.30.Sy

Received: 01.01.1996

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 1996, 26:10, 888–891

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