Abstract:
A systematic analysis is made of the small-scale self-focusing of confined beams. A technique is developed for describing the evolution of the initial perturbations. By applying this technique to the analytic calculation of self-focusing in a laser system with an apodizing stop, it is possible to determine the permissible length of a nonlinear medium as a function of the main parameters of the medium and laser beam.
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