Limits of the unidirectional pulse propagation approximation
JOSA B, Vol. 24, Issue 9, pp. 2363-2368 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.24.002363
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Abstract
I apply the method of characteristics to both bidirectional and unidirectional pulse propagation in dispersionless media containing nonlinearity of arbitrary order. The differing analytic predictions for the shocking distance quantify the effects of the unidirectional approximation used in many pulse propagation models. Results from numerical simulations support the theoretical predictions and reveal the nature of the coupling between forward and backward waves.
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OCIS Codes
(190.0190) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics
(350.5500) Other areas of optics : Propagation
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 13, 2007
Revised Manuscript: July 6, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: July 9, 2007
Published: August 23, 2007
Citation
P. Kinsler, "Limits of the unidirectional pulse propagation approximation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2363-2368 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-24-9-2363
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