Periodic breakup of optical beams due to self-focusing
- 1 December 1973
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 23 (11) , 628-630
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654772
Abstract
Transverse spatial periodic breakup of an optical beam due to self‐focusing has been experimentally observed. Each focal spot evolves from a zone with well‐defined dimensions. The formation from these zones is consistent with an instability theory. Calculated and experimentally observed zone dimensions and powers are in good quantitative agreement.Keywords
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