Abstract
We consider, theoretically and experimentally, the tunneling of a plane wave through a refractive index barrier in a self-defocusing medium. We demonstrate nonlinear modifications to the transmission rate and observe distinctive, kinetic-energy-dependent hysteresis effects.
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