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This toolbox implements the well known split-step Fourier technique for solving nonlinear PDEs.

z0=iq2z0(iq,k)
%IQ2Z0 Given an inverse Q parameter return the distance to the beam waist.
%  Z0 = IQ2Z0(IQ,K);
%
%See also: IQ2IQ, IQ2W0

% $Author: graceej $ $Date: 2009/10/24 11:08:05 $
% $Revision: 1.3 $


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function z0=iq2z0(iq,k)
w0=iq2w0(iq,k);
w=iq2wr(iq,k);
z0=sqrt(w.^2-w0.^2).*k.*w0./2.0;

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