DocumentCode
1140861
Title
Electrostrictive self-focusing of picosecond laser pulse trains
Author
Kerr, Edwin L.
Author_Institution
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Wilton, CT, USA
Volume
7
Issue
11
fYear
1971
fDate
11/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
532
Lastpage
533
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076568
Filename
1076568
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