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In parts 1 and 2, the electrodynamic theory developed for the laser as a nonstationary nonlinear oscillating system with spatially distributed parameters was applied to specific laser types. The subject of part 3 is designated in the title.
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Pyatakhin, M.V., Suchkov, A.F. Spatiotemporal characteristics of laser emission. III. Propagation of electromagnetic radiation beam in laser installations with allowance for large-angle diffraction and spatial self-focusing. J Russ Laser Res 12, 1–37 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01120617
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