Vacuum-field-induced filamentation in laser-beam propagation

被引：18

作者：

Nagasako, EM ^{[1
]}

Boyd, RW ^{[1
]}

Agarwal, GS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] PHYS RES LAB, Ahmadabad 380009, GUJARAT, INDIA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1997年 / 55卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.55.1412

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We show that filamentation initiated by quantum fluctuations is a process that limits the intensity of a laser beam that can propagate stably through a nonlinear optical medium. We also describe the experimental signatures of this process, which allow it to be distinguished from classical processes such as filamentation induced by wave-front irregularities.

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页码：1412 / 1415

页数：4

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