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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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.

Author(s):Travis, Christopher, McConnell, Gail, Tragardh, Johanna, Yao, Alison and Oppo, Gian-Luca
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:03 Jan 2019 13:37
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