Abstract
Evolution equations are formulated for optical propagation in a medium with a diffusive Kerr-type nonlinearity. Diffusion is shown to have a marked effect on self-defocusing, even for beam widths of several diffusion lengths.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 383-386 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 1985 |