Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Possible wavefront reversal of fields using nonlinear-optics methods

Igor' M Bel'dyugin, Vladimir N. Seminogov, E M Zemskov

Published Mar 31, 1979• 6 citations

Abstract

It is shown that wavefront reversal of fields may occur in interactions between fields for nonlinearities of any order. Nonlinear processes in which this effect may be observed are classified.

DOI: 10.1070/qe1979v009n03abeh008887

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