Thermodynamic bound on the phase-conjugate correction of optical distortions

Y. B. Band; D. F. Heller; O. Kafrit

doi:10.1364/OL.12.000190

Thermodynamic bound on the phase-conjugate correction of optical distortions

Y. B. Band
, D. F. Heller
, O. Kafrit

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

We show that there is a limit to the maximum efficiency achievable for correcting optical distortion (beam healing) using phase conjugation. This limit is quantum thermodynamic and stems from the impossibility of reducing the beam entropy by a lossless retrace of the phase aberrator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	190-192
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.12.000190
State	Published - 1 Jan 1987

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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