Title :
General formalism for the study of nonlinear pulse propagation in optical fibres
Author :
Kumar, Ajit ; Sodha, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
A general formalism for the study of nonlinear pulse propagation in optical fibres is presented. It is then applied to study the time evolution of a Gaussian laser pulse in a fibre with cubic and fifth-order nonlinearity in the index of refraction. The results are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
guided light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; Gaussian laser pulse; cubic nonlinearity; fifth-order nonlinearity; nonlinear pulse propagation; optical fibres; refractive index; time evolution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870200