Thermal self-actions of laser beams
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Akhmanov, S.; Krindach, D.; Migulin, A.; Sukhorukov, A.; Khokhlov, R.
- Source
- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics IEEE J. Quantum Electron. Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of. 4(10):568-575 Oct, 1968
- Subject
- Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Photonics and Electrooptics
Laser beams
Laser theory
Hydrogen
Optical refraction
Gas lasers
Atomic beams
Optical pumping
Optical scattering
Power lasers
Magnetic resonance
- Language
- ISSN
- 0018-9197
1558-1713
Theoretical and experimental studies of thermal self-defocusing and self-focusing CW laser beams in liquids and solids are given. An analytical theory of thermal self-actions, including aberration phenomena, is developed. Special attention is given to the problem of thermal self-defocusing in liquids with flows (wind or convection). The new effect of continuous light-beam deflection in absorbing moving media is discussed.