Beam width evolution of astigmatic hollow Gaussian beams in highly nonlocal nonlinear media

We investigate the beam width evolution of astigmatic hollow Gaussian beams propagating in highly nonlocal nonlinear media. The input-power-induced different evolutions of the beam width are illustrated: (i) the beam widths in two transverse directions are compressed or broadened at the same time; (...

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Main Authors: Zhen-Feng Yang, Xue-Song Jiang, Zhen-Jun Yang, Jian-Xing Li, Shu-Min Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Results in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379716000358
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Summary:We investigate the beam width evolution of astigmatic hollow Gaussian beams propagating in highly nonlocal nonlinear media. The input-power-induced different evolutions of the beam width are illustrated: (i) the beam widths in two transverse directions are compressed or broadened at the same time; (ii) the beam width in one transverse direction keeps invariant, and the other is compressed or broadened; (iii) furthermore, the beam width in one transverse direction is compressed, whereas it in the other transverse direction is broadened. Keywords: Optical beam, Nonlinear propagation, Beam width
ISSN:2211-3797