Title :
Simulations of 2D Maxwell-Bloch equations
Author :
Xiong, Jingyi ; Colice, Max ; Schlottau, Friso ; Wagner, Kelvin ; Fornberg, B.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Abstract :
Rare-earth-doped crystals can be modelled as inhomogeneously broadened two-level atoms. Beam propagation in the crystals can be described by the Maxwell-Bloch equations. We numerically solve Maxwell´s equations by using the FFT-finite difference beam propagation method and the Bloch equations by using the finite difference method. Numerical simulation results are given for an off-axis 3-pulse photon echo.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; atom-photon collisions; fast Fourier transforms; finite difference methods; light propagation; microwave materials; optical materials; photon echo; quantum optics; quantum theory; thulium; yttrium compounds; 2D Maxwell-Bloch equations; 3-pulse photon echo; FFT; Maxwell´s equations; YAG:Tm; YAG:Tm3+ - System; beam propagation; finite difference beam propagation method; finite difference method; numerical simulation; rare-earth-doped crystals; two-level atoms; Atomic measurements; Difference equations; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Holographic optical components; Maxwell equations; Optical propagation; Optical signal processing; Photonic crystals; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2007. NUSOD '07. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newark, DE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1431-4
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2007.4348996
