Phase conjugation of vector fields by degenerate four-wave mixing in a Fe-doped LiNbO₃

Opt Lett. 2014 Aug 15;39(16):4907-10. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.004907.

Abstract

We propose a method to generate the phase-conjugate wave of the vector field by degenerate four-wave mixing in a c-cut Fe-doped LiNbO3 crystal. We demonstrate experimentally that the phase-conjugate wave of the vector field can be generated. In particular, the phase-conjugate vector field has also the peculiar function of compensating the polarization distortion, as the traditional phase-conjugate scaler field can compensate the phase distortion.