Abstract
A theory of nonlinear optical self-focusing is developed which accounts for quantum fluctuations in the input field. For an input coherent state whose average peak power equals the critical power for self-focusing, the collapse distance is shown to exhibit macroscopic fluctuations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1805-1814 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Chaos, solitons and fractals |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 8-9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- General Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Applied Mathematics
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