Thermal self-actions of laser beams

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Authors

S. A. Akhmanov · Lomonosov Moscow State University

D P Krindach · Lomonosov Moscow State University

A. V. Migulin · Lomonosov Moscow State University

Alexander P. Sukhorukov · Lomonosov Moscow State University

R. V. Khokhlov · Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies of thermal self-defocusing and self-focusing CW laser beams in liquids and solids are given. An analytical theory of thermal self-actions, including aberration phenomena, is developed. Special attention is given to the problem of thermal self-defocusing in liquids with flows (wind or convection). The new effect of continuous light-beam deflection in absorbing moving media is discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volume 4, Issue 10, pp. 568-575

DOI: 10.1109/jqe.1968.1074930

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