Preventing laser beam filamentation through use of the squeezed vacuum

Authors
Boyd, RW Agarwal, GS
Citation
Rw. Boyd et Gs. Agarwal, Preventing laser beam filamentation through use of the squeezed vacuum, PHYS REV A, 59(4), 1999, pp. R2587-R2589
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R2587 - R2589
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(199904)59:4<R2587:PLBFTU>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We show that the tendency of a laser beam to break into a filamentary struc ture in passing through a nonlinear optical medium can be largely suppresse d by proper tailoring of the vacuum field that interacts with the laser bea m. [S1050-2947(99)51304-8].