Title :
Pulse propagation in materials with both electric and magnetic responses: Unlimited bandwidth and only one approximation
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
I show how only a single assumption is necessary when deriving a general uni-directional first-order pulse propagation equation without bandwidth constraints. It reduces easily to most existing propagation models, without requiring poorly controlled approximations.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; light propagation; magneto-optical effects; wave equations; electric response material; general unidirectional first-order pulse propagation equation; magnetic response material; optical pulse propagation; Bandwidth; Couplings; Magnetic materials; Maxwell equations; Metamaterials; Nonlinear equations; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Partial differential equations; Robustness; metamaterials; optical pulses; ultrafast; wave equation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292093
