Low-noise preamplifier for multistage photorefractive image amplification

S Breugnot, H Rajbenbach, M Defour, JP Huignard - Optics letters, 1995 - opg.optica.org
We present a two-beam coupling configuration in photorefractive BaTiO_3 that provides a
low-noise amplification of the signal to be detected. A two-wave mixing gain of 100 is …

High-gain, low-noise signal beam amplification in photorefractive BaTiO3

J Joseph, PKC Pillai, K Singh - Applied optics, 1991 - opg.optica.org
We describe a pulse readout technique for high gain and a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
in signal beam amplification by two-beam coupling in a photorefractive BaTiO_3 crystal. The …

Photorefractive light amplification by forward four-wave mixing in BaTiO3

J Neumann, S Mendricks, E Krätzig, M Goulkov… - Optics …, 1998 - Elsevier
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Parametric amplification of a coherent light wave in photorefractive BaTiO3 by a single pump beam

J Neumann, S Odoulov - Optics letters, 1997 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a new method of light amplification based on forward four-wave mixing in
photorefractive BaTiO_ 3. A single pump beam of combined (ordinary and extraordinary) …

Enhancement of the signal-to-background ratio in photorefractive two-wave mixing by mutually incoherent two-beam coupling

S Breugnot, D Dolfi, H Rajbenbach, JP Huignard… - Optics letters, 1994 - opg.optica.org
We present and experimentally demonstrate a new method for enhancing the signal-to-
background ratio of two-wave mixing in photorefractive crystals. The method uses a mutually …

Photorefractive fourier image amplification for low‐light‐level image detection

GC Gilbreath, JF Reintjes - Microwave and Optical Technology …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
In this article we demonstrate viable photorefractive image amplification in BaTiO3 at
extremely low light levels. Uniform image amplification was observed over a range of …

Noise reduction in image amplification in photorefractive BaTiO3

Z Zhang, X Ding, Y Zhu, Q Jiang, X Mi, Z Yu, P Fu - Optics communications, 1993 - Elsevier
Based on the feature that a signal grating has faster formation rate than noise gratings, we
have demonstrated that in the presence of a beam with a frequency different from that of the …

Low-noise photorefractive amplification and detection of very weak signal beams

S Breugnot, H Rajbenbach, M Defour, JP Huignard - Optics letters, 1995 - opg.optica.org
We present theoretical and experimental analyses of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of
photorefractive two-wave mixing detection that uses BaTiO_3. The influence of beam …

A novel way of noise reduction in image amplification by two-beam coupling in photorefractive BaTiO3 crystal

J Joseph, PKC Pillai, K Singh - Optics communications, 1990 - Elsevier
A scheme is described for removal of beam fanning, which is noise in the amplified image,
by two-beam coupling in a photorefractive BaTiO 3 crystal. The large time constant of the …

Optimal coherent image amplification by two-wave coupling in photorefractive BaTiO3

Y Fainman, E Klancnik, SH Lee - Optical Engineering, 1986 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Coherent image amplification by two-wave coupling in a crystal of photorefractive BaTiO3 is
analyzed. This amplifier is optimized with respect to such operational characteristics as gain …