Abstract
The influence of the normal group-velocity dispersion on anisotropic self-focusing beams in nonlinear Kerr media is studied analytically. It is shown that a light pulse self-focusing in the presence of normal dispersion is split up into several small-scale cells preventing a catastrophic collapse. The theoretical explanation of this splitting process is revealed. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
- Received 12 February 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.53.4476
©1996 American Physical Society
