Abstract
The time-dependent Hartree approximation discussed by Lai and Haus [Phys. Rev. A 40, 844 (1989)] is used to investigate the effects of self-phase modulation on a beam of finite transverse extent propagating through a Kerr nonlinear medium. For a thermal field the photon statistics can greatly alter the spatial frequency spectrum in comparison with that for a coherent field. This suggests the use of self-phase modulation as a probe of field photon statistics.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1142-1146 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics