Abstract
We investigate self-diffraction and multiwave scattering by a nonsinusoidal gain
grating induced in a thick laser medium with pulses of duration much less than
the population relaxation time. The energies of the transmitted and of the two
first-order self-diffracted beams are calculated. Experimental measurements
performed in a flash-lamp-pumped Nd:YAG amplifier at λ
= 1.064 μm show good agreement with the
theoretical results. A total energy in the two first-order scattered waves of
1.1 mJ is obtained for a total incident energy of 14 mJ.
© 1994 Optical Society of America
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