Comparative assessment of time-domain models of nonlinear optical propagation

Author

Le, Khai Q. ; Dantanarayana, Harshana G. ; Romanova, Elena A. ; Benson, Trevor ; Bienstman, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium

fYear

2009

fDate

10-12 Dec. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We present a comparative assessment of time-domain approaches for modelling nonlinear optical propagation, focussing on a finite-difference time-domain beam propagation method (TD-BPM) and the rigorous transmission line modelling (TLM) method. The assessment is carried out on the basis of reflection and transmission of non-stationary light beams propagating through the junction of linear and nonlinear waveguides.

Keywords

finite difference time-domain analysis; light propagation; light reflection; light transmission; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; TD-BPM; finite-difference time-domain beam propagation method; light reflection; light transmission; linear waveguides; nonlinear optical propagation; nonlinear waveguides; nonstationary light beams; rigorous transmission line modelling; time-domain models; Electromagnetic modeling; Finite difference methods; Laser beams; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Time domain analysis; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ICTON Mediterranean Winter Conference,2009. ICTON-MW 2009. 3rd

Conference_Location

Angers

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5745-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5746-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTONMW.2009.5385628

Filename

5385628