Gaussian beam propagation in a weakly nonlinear medium: A geometrical optics approach

I. Dajani; G. Dipeso; E. C. Morse; R. Ziolkowski

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.41.3740

Gaussian beam propagation in a weakly nonlinear medium: A geometrical optics approach

I. Dajani, G. Dipeso, E. C. Morse, R. Ziolkowski

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A geometrical optics method for solving wave propagation in weakly nonlinear, weakly inhomogeneous media is presented and applied to the propagation of a two-dimensional Gaussian beam. A complex distorted phase ; is obtained. This complex phase is used to describe both the zeroth-order amplitude and the nonlinear rays along which the energy propagates. This approach recovers standard self-focusing and self-blooming effects in a quadratically nonlinear medium.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3740-3745
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review A
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.41.3740
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

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