Far field intensity distributions due to spatial self phase modulation of a Gaussian beam by a thin nonlocal nonlinear media

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 22067-22079

  Ramirez, E V Garcia ^a   Carrasco, M L Arroyo ^a   Otero, M M Mendez ^a   Cerda, S Chavez ^b   Castillo, M D Iturbe ^b  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PHASE MODULATION; SELF PHASE MODULATION;

FAR-FIELD INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; NON-LINEAR MEDIA; NONLOCAL; NONLOCAL NONLINEAR MEDIA; SIMPLE MODELING; SPATIAL SELF-PHASE MODULATION;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 78049515085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.022067     Document Type: Article

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