Hyperbolic shock waves of the optical self-focusing with normal group-velocity dispersion

L. Bergé, K. Germaschewski, R. Grauer, J. Juul Rasmussen

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    Abstract

    The theory of focusing light pulses in Kerr media with normal group-velocity dispersion in (2+1) and (3+1) dimensions is revisited. It is shown that pulse splitting introduced by this dispersion follows from shock fronts that develop along hyperbolas separating the region of transverse self-focusing from the domain of temporal dispersion. Justified by a self-similar approach, this property is confirmed by numerical simulations using an adaptive-mesh refinement code.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume89
    Issue number15
    Pages (from-to)153902
    Number of pages4
    ISSN0031-9007
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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