Z-scan and spatial self-phase modulation of a Gaussian beam in a thin nonlocal nonlinear media

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

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

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

nonlinear phase shift; nonlocal nonlinear media; self phase modulation; Z scan

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SELF PHASE MODULATION;

GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; INTENSITY PATTERNS; NONLINEAR PHASE SHIFT; NONLOCAL NONLINEAR MEDIA; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SPATIAL SELF-PHASE MODULATION; Z-SCAN; Z-SCAN EXPERIMENT;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 79961212579     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/8/085203     Document Type: Article

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