Influence of laser radiation polarisation on small-scale self-focusing in isotropic crystals. (April 2017) - Ginzburg, V.N.
Abstract: The gain of spatial noise in the field of an intense linearly polarised wave, propagating in a BaF2 cubic crystal with orientation [001], is directly measured. The previously predicted strong dependence of the evolution of small-scale self-focusing on the angle between the radiation polarisation vector and the crystallographic axis of crystal is demonstrated.