Phase-conjugate fluorozirconate fiber laser operating at 800 nm

Opt Lett. 1992 Dec 1;17(23):1676-8. doi: 10.1364/ol.17.001676.

Abstract

We report phase-conjugate feedback into a fluorozirconate optical fiber amplifier at infrared wavelengths. By using a semiconductor laser diode at 807 nm, a grating is established in photorefractive BaTiO(3) that, in the ring configuration, provides feedback into the amplifier necessary for laser action. Once written, the grating is self-sustaining, and lasing is observed even after the laser diode is removed.