Beam propagation in a medium with a diffusive kerr-type nonlinearity

E. M. Wright; W. J. Firth; I. Galbraith

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.2.000383

Beam propagation in a medium with a diffusive kerr-type nonlinearity

E. M. Wright, W. J. Firth, I. Galbraith

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Evolution equations are formulated for optical propagation in a medium with a diffusive Kerr-type nonlinearity. Diffusion is shown to have a marked effect on self-defocusing, even for beam widths of several diffusion lengths.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	383-386
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.2.000383
State	Published - Feb 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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