Title :
Thermal self-actions of laser beams
Author :
Akhmanov, S.A. ; Krindach, D.P. ; Migulin, A.V. ; Sukhorukov, A.P. ; Khokhlov, R.V.
Author_Institution :
Moscow State Univ., Moscow, U.S.S.R.
fDate :
10/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Theoretical and experimental studies of thermal self-defocusing and self-focusing CW laser beams in liquids and solids are given. An analytical theory of thermal self-actions, including aberration phenomena, is developed. Special attention is given to the problem of thermal self-defocusing in liquids with flows (wind or convection). The new effect of continuous light-beam deflection in absorbing moving media is discussed.
Keywords :
Atomic beams; Gas lasers; Hydrogen; Laser beams; Laser theory; Magnetic resonance; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1968.1074930
