• DocumentCode
    1140983
  • Title

    Formation of self-trapped filaments by self focusing

  • Author

    Courtens, E.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    12/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    578
  • Lastpage
    579
  • Abstract
    It is shown that under suitable conditions the self-focusing of a Gaussian beam can lead to the self-trapped solution of Chiao et al. [2]. The properties of the focused region are described in detail.
  • Keywords
    Diffraction; Electrostriction; Kerr effect; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Steady-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1971.1076581
  • Filename
    1076581
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1140983