NONLINEAR PROPAGATION IN KERR MEDIA OF BEAMS WITH UNEQUAL TRANSVERSE WIDTHS

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作者
CROSIGNANI, B
DIPORTO, P
机构
[1] Dipartimento di Fisica, Università dell’Aquila, L’Aquila
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10.1364/OL.18.001394
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We investigate three-dimensional propagation in bulk Kerr media of beams possessing different widths in the two transverse dimensions, under the combined effects of self-focusing and diffraction. This allows us to elucidate the process of self-trapping and provides a quantitative interpretation of recent experimental observations of beam self-deflection [Barthelemy et al., Opt. Lett. 17, 844 (1992)].
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