Self-bending of a ruby laser beam in CdSxSe1–x semiconductor crystals

Self-bending of a ruby laser beam with an asymmetric transverse intensity distribution was observed in CdS_xSe_1–x semiconductor crystals. The dynamics of self-bending was investigated during giant pulses. The maximum self-bending angle, of the order of 3°, was observed in a crystal of CdS_0.1Se_1–0.9.