Short-distance propagation of nonlinear optical pulses

2019/02/28 by Isoard, M., Kamchatnov, A. M., Pavloff, N.
#FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Optics (physics.optics) #Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1903.00344

Abstract

We theoretically describe the quasi one-dimensional transverse spreading of a light pulse propagating in a defocusing nonlinear optical material in the presence of a uniform background light intensity. For short propagation distances the pulse can be described within a nondispersive approximation by means of Riemann's approach. The theoretical results are in excellent agreement with numerical simulations.

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