Analysis of optical pulse propagation with two-by-two (ABCD) matrices
- Creators
- Mookherjea, Shayan
- Yariv, Amnon
Abstract
We review and extend the analogies between Gaussian pulse propagation and Gaussian beam diffraction. In addition to the well-known parallels between pulse dispersion in optical fiber and cw beam diffraction in free space, we review temporal lenses as a way to describe nonlinearities in the propagation equations, and then introduce further concepts that permit the description of pulse evolution in more complicated systems. These include the temporal equivalent of a spherical dielectric interface, which is used by way of example to derive design parameters used in a recent dispersion-managed soliton transmission experiment. This formalism offers a quick, concise, and powerful approach to analyzing a variety of linear and nonlinear pulse propagation phenomena in optical fibers.
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© 2001 The American Physical Society. Received 3 January 2001; published 25 June 2001. This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.Attached Files
Published - PhysRevE.64.016611.pdf
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- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
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