Abstract
The nonlinear index of refraction is responsible for self-action effects in optical beam propagation, including self-focusing. We review self-focusing and related phenomena and discuss physical mechanisms that give rise to the refractive index nonlinearity. © 2009 Springer New York.
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Chiao, R. Y., Gustafson, T. K., & Kelley, P. L. (2009). Self-focusing of optical beams. In Topics in Applied Physics (Vol. 114, pp. 129–143). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34727-1_4
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