Accession Number:

ADA172783

Title:

An Investigation of a Phase Conjugate Resonator Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Esch,Victor C.

Report Date:

1986-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

87.0

Abstract:

A phase conjugate resonator PCR using stimulated Brillouin scattering SBS was investigated. Carbon disulfide, in a waveguide tube, was used as the nonlinear medium. A collinear startup resonator was employed, and output was obtained by cavity dumping the phase conjugate resonator. The performance of the PCR was optimized through the use of various etalon elements, including resonant reflectors. Aberrators and cavity misalignment were used to test the fault tolerance of the PCR. The PCR compensated well for induced faults with respect to energy output, but beam quality was, in general, degraded with the SBS process. The large SBS frequency shift of carbon disulfide hurt the performance of the PCR.

Descriptors:

• *MIRRORS
• *RESONATORS
• Q SWITCHING
• THESES
• PULSED LASERS
• NONLINEAR SYSTEMS
• CARBON DISULFIDE

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE