Self-focusing of optical beams below the diffraction limit

Travis, Christopher and McConnell, Gail and Tragardh, Johanna and Yao, Alison and Oppo, Gian-Luca; (2014) Self-focusing of optical beams below the diffraction limit. In: Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides. Optical Society of America. ISBN 9781557528209

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1364/BGPP.2014.JTu3A.25

Abstract

We present simulations of the self-focusing effect in nonlinear media for cw and pulsed input. Although some energy is lost during the process, the resulting self-trapped beams have widths below Abbe's diffraction limit.

Creators(s):	Travis, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-3420, McConnell, Gail, Tragardh, Johanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-9509, Yao, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-5852 and Oppo, Gian-Luca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-4309;
Item type:	Book Section
ID code:	51254
Keywords:	diffraction limits, non-linear media, optical beams, self-focusing, self-focusing effects, self-trapped beams, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanics of Materials
Subjects:	Science > Physics > Optics. Light
Department:	University of Strathclyde > University of Strathclyde Faculty of Science > Physics Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
Date deposited:	26 Jan 2015 14:55
Last modified:	20 Jan 2021 15:40
Related URLs:	Scopus publication
URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51254
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