Abstract
Beam quality parameter Mx2 for Gaussian and super-Gaussian beams distorted by self-phase modulation has been calculated analytically. Super-Gaussian beam with size comparable to Gaussian one demonstrates much more stable behavior with propagation through Kerr media.
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