Title :
Electrostrictive self-focusing of picosecond laser pulse trains
Author_Institution :
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Wilton, CT, USA
fDate :
11/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nanosecond-long train of picosecond laser pulses theoretically can produce self-focusing by electrostriction, even though the trapping threshold for a single picosecond pulse is very high. The relative roles of electrostriction and various types of Kerr effect in picosecond pulse train self-focusing should be assessed.
Keywords :
Acoustic beams; Acoustic pulses; Electrostriction; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Shape; Space vector pulse width modulation; Steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076568
