Abstract
Self-focusing of very high-power pulses reveals new collapsing profiles, which are ring-type or shell-type, in contrast with the peak-type Townes profile. The initial self-focusing dynamics can be predicted using the Nonlinear Geometrical Optics (NGO) method.
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