Title :
Self-focusing of very powerful laser beams II
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, NM, USA
fDate :
11/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In a recent paper the author proposed a self-focusing theory based on linear stability analysis of the quasi-optical equation [1]. Strictly, the theory applies only to a plane wave of infinite aperture. In this paper the theory is extended to beams of finite aperture, which may be initially convergent or divergent.
Keywords :
Apertures; Extrapolation; Ionization; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser theory; Nonlinear equations; Physics; Power lasers; Stability analysis;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1974.1068106
