Nonstationary self-focusing of modal fields in guiding structures with sharp discontinuities

Author

Romanova, Elena A. ; Melnikov, Leonid A.

Author_Institution

Saratov State Univ., Russia

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

171

Abstract

Spatial-temporal transient process of optical pulse propagation through nonlinear discontinuities of planar dielectric waveguide is analysed numerically. Nonlinear equation for the slowly varying pulse envelope in a moving frame coordinate system is solved in quasi-static approximation and with account of self-steepening effect and small material dispersion. Soliton-like propagation of the optical pulse is observed provided that quasi-static approximation is used.

Keywords

approximation theory; optical dispersion; optical planar waveguides; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; optical waveguide theory; transients; guiding structures; modal fields; moving frame coordinate system; nonlinear discontinuities; nonstationary self-focusing; optical pulse; optical pulse propagation; quasi-static approximation; self-steepening effect; sharp discontinuities; slowly varying pulse envelope; small material dispersion; soliton-like propagation; spatial-temporal transient process; Dielectric materials; Nonlinear equations; Optical materials; Optical planar waveguides; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Transient analysis; Waveguide discontinuities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 4th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7375-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2002.1009538

Filename

1009538