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 (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.

ORCID iDs

Travis, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-3420

Tragardh, Johanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-9509

Yao, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-5852

Oppo, Gian-Luca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-4309

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  Item type:	Book Section
  ID code:	51254
  Dates:	Date Event 27 July 2014 Published
  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:	28 Nov 2025 09:30
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51254