Title :
Numerical stability analysis and the route to chaos for TE/sub 1/ waves in nonlinear slab waveguides
Author_Institution :
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontifical Catholic Univ., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fDate :
7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The stability characteristics of TE/sub 1/ waves guided by a dielectric slab bounded by semi-infinite, Kerr-type nonlinear media are investigated numerically using variational methods. It is shown that portions of the solutions are not only unstable but follow a route to chaos through period doubling as the guided-wave power increases. The results are presented by means of a bifurcation diagram.<>
Keywords :
chaos; optical Kerr effect; optical waveguide theory; variational techniques; TE/sub 1/ waves; bifurcation diagram; chaos; dielectric slab; guided-wave power; nonlinear slab waveguides; numerical stability analysis; period doubling; semiinfinite Kerr type nonlinear media; variational methods; Bifurcation; Chaos; Dielectrics; Electrooptical waveguides; Numerical stability; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Slabs; Stability analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
