TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum beam collapse in a self-focusing medium
AU - Wright, Ewan M.
PY - 1992/5/18
Y1 - 1992/5/18
N2 - A qualitative theory of quantum beam collapse is given for an input coherent state whose mean power equals the critical power for self-focusing. The probability for beam collapse is shown to be 0.5, and the probability density for the axial position of the self-focusing singularity is derived.
AB - A qualitative theory of quantum beam collapse is given for an input coherent state whose mean power equals the critical power for self-focusing. The probability for beam collapse is shown to be 0.5, and the probability density for the axial position of the self-focusing singularity is derived.
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U2 - 10.1016/0375-9601(92)90039-O
DO - 10.1016/0375-9601(92)90039-O
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44049117634
VL - 165
SP - 217
EP - 220
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
SN - 0375-9601
IS - 3
ER -