Self-focusing threshold of a beam of laser radiation in rubidium vapor

V. A. Sautenkov, M. N. Shneǐder, S. A. Saakyan, E. V. Vil'shanskaya, D. A. Murashkin, B. B. Zelener, B. V. Zelener

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Abstract

This paper describes the self-focusing of laser radiation in atomic rubidium vapor close to the 5S1/2-5P3/2 resonance transition (780 nm). The self-focusing threshold power is measured at various transverse beam sizes of the laser radiation at the input of a cell with rubidium vapor. An increase of the self-focusing threshold power was observed at small beam diameters of the laser radiation. The results of the measurements were compared with the data of theoretical studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)667-669
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)
Volume83
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Engineering
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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