Self Pumped Optical Phase Conjugation at 1.06 µm in Te-doped Sn2P2S6

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  • ISIvan M. Stoika
    Ivan M. Stoika
  • YVYulian M. Vysochanskii
    Yulian M. Vysochanskii
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Abstract
We demonstrate self-pumped optical phase conjugation in Te-doped Sn2P2S6, a semiconducting ferroelectric crystal, using a 1.06 µm wavelength cw Nd:YAG laser. The photorefractive gain of this crystal has been increased to Γ = (3.9± 0.4) cm-1 by Te doping. We observed self-pumped optical phase conjugation in a ring cavity scheme with phase conjugate reflectivities of more than 40 percent and a very fast phase conjugate rise time below 100ms at a light intensity of 20 W/cm2. This is more than two orders of magnitude faster than in any other photorefractive crystal, as e.g. in Rh-doped BaTiO3.