Asymptotic variational approach to study light propagation in a nonlocal nonlinear medium

We propose and demonstrate analytically, within the framework of a hydrodynamic model, a novel and simpler variational approach to study the asymptotic behavior of a continuous wave (cw) laser beam propagating in a nonlinear nonlocal medium.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Artorix de la Cruz, Michael Cada, Jaromir Pistora, Tamara Diaz-Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Results in Physics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379721006410