Phase conjugation lasers based on stimulated Brillouin scattering with high-power and high-energy

Akinyimika Adewale; Wang Yulei; Bai Zhenxu; Li Yunfei; Lu Zhiwei

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Akinyimika Adewale, Wang Yulei, Bai Zhenxu, et al. Phase conjugation lasers based on stimulated Brillouin scattering with high-power and high-energy[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33: 111007. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.210313

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Akinyimika Adewale, Wang Yulei, Bai Zhenxu, et al. Phase conjugation lasers based on stimulated Brillouin scattering with high-power and high-energy[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33: 111007. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.210313

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Phase conjugation lasers based on stimulated Brillouin scattering with high-power and high-energy

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.210313

Akinyimika Adewale^{1, 2, 3
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Wang Yulei^{1, 2
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Bai Zhenxu^{1, 2},
Li Yunfei^{1, 2},
Lu Zhiwei^{1, 2}

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Center for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
2.
Hebei Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology and Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
3.
Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology Akure, P. M. B 704 Akure, Nigeria

Funds: National Natural Science Foundation of China (62075056)

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Akinyimika Adewale: walestev2012@gmail.com
Corresponding author: Wang Yulei, wyl@hebut.edu.cn
Received Date: 2021-07-24
Accepted Date: 2021-11-02
Rev Recd Date: 2021-11-02

Available Online: 2021-11-18

Publish Date: 2021-11-15

Abstract

Abstract

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is a third-order nonlinear process, which is phased conjugation reflected in the SBS phase conjugation mirror (SBS-PCM). Therefore, it is a very useful tool for the compensation of wavefront distortion induced by strongly thermally stressed active material, especially in high-power and high-energy lasers. To maximize the effectiveness of SBS-PCM, many research efforts have been poured in both theoretically and experimentally in the past decades. Several researchers have studied the liquid medium that is the best fit for SBS-PCM in high power laser systems; some have investigated the geometry (such as two-cell structure, choice of the optimum parameters, and the addition of a rotating wedge) of the system that will give the most appropriate desired characteristics; while some researched the impurities of the selected liquid. This work presents a review of the factors determining the performance of SBS-PCM, the applications of SBS-PCM in high power lasers, and recent scientific achievements in the SBS-PCM high power laser systems. This work is proposed as a reference and guiding manual for SBS-PCM-related experiments and research.
- stimulated Brillouin scattering,
- phase conjugation mirror,
- energy reflectivity,
- optical breakdown,
- repetition rate

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