Self-focusing and diffraction of light in a Nonlinear medium

CONTENTS[br] 1. Introduction 609[br] 2. Geometrical Optics of a Nonlinear Medium (Equations, Focal Points, Nonlinear Aberrations, Nonstationary Processes) 617[br] 3. Wave Optics of a Nonlinear Medium (Diffraction Corrections to the Self-focusing Length, Formation of Proper Optical Waveguide, Nonstationary Processes) 624[br] 4. Nonlinear Optical Effects in the Field of Self-focusing Beams (Stimulated Scattering in Liquids, Experimental Data, Self-focusing and Parametric Amplification) 629[br] 5. Conclusion (Unsolved Problems, Diffraction in Nonlinear Interactions) 632[br] Cited Literature 634[br]

PACS: 42.65.Jx, 42.25.Fx, 42.15.Dp, 42.65.Yj, 42.65.Tg, 78.35.+c (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1968v010n05ABEH005849
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1968/5/a/
Citation: Akhmanov S A, Sukhorukov A P, Khokhlov R V "Self-focusing and diffraction of light in a Nonlinear medium" Sov. Phys. Usp. 10 609–636 (1968)

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Оригинал: Ахманов С А, Сухоруков А П, Хохлов Р В «Самофокусировка и дифракция света в нелинейной среде» УФН 93 19–70 (1967); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0093.196709c.0019

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