Dynamics of self-focusing and self-phase modulation of elliptic Gaussian laser beam in a Kerr-medium

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 423-431

  Singh, Tarsem ^a   Saini, Nareshpal Singh ^a   Kaul, Shyam Sunder ^b  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sikh National College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FOCUSING; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DIRECT VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUE; ELLIPTIC GAUSSIAN LASER BEAM; KERR MEDIUM; SELF FOCUSING; SELF PHASE MODULATION;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0034273877     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12043-000-0072-7     Document Type: Article

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