Nonlinear Optics in Guided Geometries - Abstract

Tatarinova, Larisa

Analytical study of intense light propagation in highly nonlinear media

We demonstrate that the problem of intense light propagation in highly nonlinear media in numerous cases can be studied analytically under the semi-classical approximation with a high accuracy. On the basis of the renormalization group symmetry analysis, for the first time, we constructed an exact analytical solution to the eikonal equation with a saturating refractive index. Several examples of refractive indices and beam profiles are studied approximately. General analytical expressions for the filament intensity are presented. Obtained solutions can serve as a benchmark solution for numerical simulations.