Abstract
We present and demonstrate a self-transverse-mode organization effect (passive transverse mode locking?) in a cavity that contains a saturable absorber. It gives narrowing and filamentation of the oscillating beam in the region of the absorber. In the demonstration, we have used a resonator formed by two photorefractive phase conjugate mirrors. The saturable absorber was bacteriorhodopsin in a polymer film. Light powers of 1-100 mW were used.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2729-2731 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |