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Filamentation and trapping of electromagnetic radiation in plasmas

P. K. Kaw, G. Schmidt, T. J. Wilcox

The Physics of Fluids · 1973 · 473 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

It is shown that an electromagnetic wave interacting with a plasma is subject to instabilities leading to light filamentation. Nonlinear solutions for light filaments and light trapping are also investigated.

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Self-focusing and diffraction of light in a Nonlinear medium

S. A. Akhmanov, Anatolii P Sukhorukov, R.V. Khokhlov · Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk · 1967 · 278 citations · Full text

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Dynamics and Characteristics of the Self-Trapping of Intense Light Beams

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Nonlinear Behavior of Stimulated Brillouin and Raman Scattering in Laser-Irradiated Plasmas

D. W. Forslund, J. M. Kindel, E. L. Lindman · Physical Review Letters · 1973 · 189 citations

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