RAY MATRIX FOR GAUSSIAN-BEAM PROPAGATION IN A NONLINEAR MEDIUM - EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

被引:7
作者
NEMOTO, S
机构
[1] Institute of Information Sciences and Electronics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305
关键词
NONLINEAR MEDIUM; RAY MATRIX; GAUSSIAN BEAM;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.006123
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The validity of a ray-matrix formulation of Gaussian beam propagation in a liquid nonlinear medium exhibiting self-defocusing is examined experimentally. By comparing the measured spot size of a Gaussian laser beam passing through the medium with the calculated spot size, it was found that the theory is consistent with the experimental results as long as the waist position of the input beam is not close to the exit surface of the medium.
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页码:6123 / 6129
页数:7
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