Grime Brent W, Roh Won B, Alley Thomas G
Department of Engineering Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2950 Hobson Way, AFIT/ENP, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433, USA.
Opt Lett. 2005 Sep 15;30(18):2415-7. doi: 10.1364/ol.30.002415.
Phasing of two-channel cw master-oscillator-power-amplifier beams by using a phase-conjugate mirror has been demonstrated for the first time to the best of our knowledge. Phasing was achieved with two fiber amplifiers in conjunction with a single-frequency Nd:YAG master oscillator by using a fiber phase-conjugate mirror in a double-pass geometry. The successful demonstration of phasing of two cw amplifier beams with a fiber phase-conjugate mirror greatly enhances the prospects for phasing of multiple laser amplifiers without complex servo-loop control systems.