SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1969
STP48617S
Self-Focusing in Glass
SourceFilamentary damage tracks characteristic of self focusing or beam trapping have been observed in laser glass subjected to unfocused intense Q-spoiled laser beams. Two possible mechanisms for the generation of trapped filaments of intense radiation are examined and conditions appropriate for their generation are deliniated.
Author Information
Quelle, Fred, W.
Office of Naval Research, Boston, Mass.
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Developed by Committee: F01
Pages: 110–116
DOI: 10.1520/STP48617S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-6761-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-6651-6