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Observation of amplified phase-conjugate reflection and optical parametric oscillation by degenerate four-wave mixing in a transparent medium

David M. Pepper, Dan Fekete, Amnon Yariv

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We report on the observation of amplified reflection and optical parametric oscillation via degenerate four-wave mixing in a nonresonant medium. The process is mediated through the third-order nonlinear susceptibility in a transparent liquid medium, CS2. A collinear mixing geometry is utilized to obtain long interaction lengths and polarization discrimination is used to separate the pump and signal fields.

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Key concepts: Phase conjugation, Four-wave mixing, Nonlinear medium, Degenerate energy levels, Mixing (physics), Nonlinear optics, Optics, Oscillation (cell signaling)