Four-wave mixing and phase conjugation in semiconductor laser media

Journal Article · Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1987 · Opt. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.12.000260· OSTI ID:6728175

Agrawal, G P

A theory of four-wave mixing in semiconductor laser media is developed by considering the contributions of both the gain and idex gratings created by the carrier-density modulation occurring at the beat frequency of the pump and the probe waves. The general formalism can be applied to semiconductor laser operating below or above threshold. As an illustration, we consider the case in which the semiconductor laser is operated as a traveling-wave amplifier. The results show that the dominant contribution to the four-wave mixing process comes from the index grating. Further, the index grating makes the probe transmission asymmetric with respect to the pump-probe detuning.

• Research Organization: AT and T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
• OSTI ID: 6728175
• Journal Information: Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 12:4; ISSN OPLED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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