DocumentCode
499742
Title
Nonlinear dynamics of partially-coherent spatial beams
Author
Sun, Can ; Dylov, Dmitry ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We consider the propagation of a partially-coherent spatial beam in both self-focusing and self-defocusing nonlinear media. Measurements of beam widths for both nonlinearities confirm theoretical predictions based on a nonlinear Gaussian-Schell model.
Keywords
Gaussian processes; light coherence; light propagation; self-focusing; beam widths measurements; nonlinear Gaussian-Schell model; nonlinear dynamics; partially-coherent spatial beam propagation; self-defocusing nonlinear media; self-focusing nonlinear media; Gaussian processes; Laplace equations; Laser beams; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Photorefractive materials; Predictive models; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (260.5950) Self-focusing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225100
Link To Document