Observation of self-trapping of an optical beam due to the photorefractive effect
- 26 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 71 (4), 533-536
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.71.533
Abstract
We report on the first observation of self-trapping of an optical beam due to the photorefractive effect. The self-trapping occurs at microwatt light power levels, is intensity independent, and results in significant spatial pulse reshaping.Keywords
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