TEMPORAL ASPECTS OF THE SELF-FOCUSING OF OPTICAL BEAMS
- 15 November 1969
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 15 (10), 313-315
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1652839
Abstract
Numerical solutions are presented for a time‐dependent two‐dimensional wave equation in which the nonlinear contribution to the refractive index is governed by a relaxation equation. For input pulse widths comparable to the relaxation time, pulse shapes are asymmetrically distorted and self‐focusing is inhibited but there is no indication of beam size stabilization.Keywords
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