Multiple filamentation of circularly polarized beams

被引:46
作者
Fibich, G [1 ]
Ilan, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Appl Math, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.013901
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We derive a new system of equations that describes the propagation of circularly polarized laser beams in a Kerr medium. Analysis and simulations of this system show that multiple filamentation is suppressed for circularly polarized beams.
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页码:139011 / 139014
页数:4
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