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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Nonlinear Optics
    • Quantum Optics

    Background:

    • The propagation of optical beams through complex media is crucial for applications in laser systems and optical communications.
    • Understanding the behavior of light, particularly its statistical properties, in nonlinear media like Kerr media is an ongoing challenge.
    • Existing models often simplify the medium's properties, limiting their applicability to highly inhomogeneous situations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To derive generalized transformation laws for key optical beam parameters, including the Wigner distribution function and its moments.
    • To investigate the behavior of radiant intensity, radiant emittance, beam quality factor, and kurtosis parameter in inhomogeneous Kerr-type media.
    • To establish a framework for approximating the effects of such media using established optical matrix methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Derivation of transformation laws using the Wigner distribution function formalism.
    • Analysis of the propagation of first- and second-order moments of the Wigner distribution function.
    • Application of these laws to inhomogeneous media exhibiting Kerr nonlinearity.
    • Approximation of the medium's effect using a symplectic ABCD matrix.

    Main Results:

    • Explicit transformation laws were derived for the Wigner distribution function and its moments.
    • The radiant intensity, radiant emittance, beam quality factor, and kurtosis parameter were shown to transform according to specific laws.
    • It was demonstrated that an inhomogeneous Kerr-type medium can be effectively represented by a symplectic ABCD matrix.
    • The elements of this matrix were found to be dependent on the optical field distribution within the medium.

    Conclusions:

    • The derived transformation laws provide a comprehensive tool for analyzing optical beam propagation in inhomogeneous Kerr media.
    • The ABCD matrix approximation offers a simplified yet accurate method for modeling these complex optical systems.
    • This work advances the understanding of light-matter interactions in nonlinear optical environments.