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self-focusing: a standalone construct

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Optics

the tendency of an intense light beam to narrow as it travels, because its own intensity raises the refractive index along its axis.

In optics, self-focusing refers to the tendency of an intense light beam to narrow as it travels, because its own intensity raises the refractive index along its axis. This meaning comes from Chiao (1964) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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  1. Chiao, R. Y., Garmire, E., & Townes, C. H. (1964). Self-Trapping of Optical Beams. Physical Review Letters, 13(15), 479-482. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.13.479

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