Auto-waveguide regime of propagation of laser radiation with a helical structure of the phase, and the problem of its propagation in media with different mechanisms of nonlinearity

Vladimir Ilyich Kruglov; Vasily M. Volkov

doi:10.1117/12.145233

6 June 1993 Auto-waveguide regime of propagation of laser radiation with a helical structure of the phase, and the problem of its propagation in media with different mechanisms of nonlinearity

Vladimir Ilyich Kruglov, Vasily M. Volkov

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Proceedings Volume 1871, Intense Laser Beams and Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145233
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The analytical theory governing the propagation of spiral laser beams in nonlinear media is developed. The stability of a circular symmetry structure of the beam is investigated. It is found that critical autoguide power depends on the topological charge of the spiral beam.

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Vladimir Ilyich Kruglov and Vasily M. Volkov "Auto-waveguide regime of propagation of laser radiation with a helical structure of the phase, and the problem of its propagation in media with different mechanisms of nonlinearity", Proc. SPIE 1871, Intense Laser Beams and Applications, (6 June 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145233

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