Nonlinear cusp diffraction catastrophe and vortex quadrupoles from a smooth initial beam

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-365

  Deykoon, A M ^a   Soskin, M S ^b   Swartzlander, G A ^c  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear refraction; Optical catastrophe; Optical vortex; Phase singularity; Self action effect; Self defocusing; Thermal nonlinearity

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DIFFRACTION; DISASTERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

NON-LINEAR OPTICAL; NONLINEAR REFRACTION; OPTICAL CATASTROPHE; OPTICAL VORTICES; OPTICAL-; PHASE SINGULARITIES; QUADRUPOLES; SELF-ACTION EFFECTS; SELF-DEFOCUSING; THERMAL NONLINEARITIES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0037005505     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218863502001139     Document Type: Article

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