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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 667-669 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal) |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- General Engineering
- Computational Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics