Pulse propagation methods in nonlinear optics

Details Pulse propagation methods in nonlinear optics Pulse propagation methods in nonlinear optics

2007-07-06

arxiv.org/abs/0707.0982v5

Physics

Optics

14 pages

Scientific paper

I present an overview of pulse propagation methods used in nonlinear optics, covering both full-field and envelope-and-carrier methods. Both wideband and narrowband cases are discussed. Three basic forms are considered -- those based on (a) Maxwell's equations, (b) directional fields, and (c) the second order wave equation. While Maxwell's equations simulators are the most general, directional field methods can give significant computational and conceptual advantages. Factorizations of the second order wave equation complete the set by being the simplest to understand. One important conclusion is that that envelope methods based on forward-only directional field propagation has made the traditional envelope methods (such as the SVEA, and extensions) based on the second order wave equation utterly redundant.

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