Dynamics of self-focusing and self-phase modulation in a parabolic index optical fiber.
Journal article, 1992

The dynamics that result from the combined effects of spatial diffraction, nonlinearity, and a parabolic graded index for wave propagation in optical fibers are presented. An approximate analytical solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a graded-index fiber is obtained by using a variational approach. Particular emphasis is put on the variation of both the pulse width and the longitudinal phase delay with the distance of propagation along the fiber.

Author

Magnus Karlsson

Department of Electromagnetic Field Theory

Dan Anderson

Department of Electromagnetic Field Theory

Mats Desaix

Department of Electromagnetic Field Theory

Optics Letters

0146-9592 (ISSN) 1539-4794 (eISSN)

Vol. 17 1 22-24

Subject Categories

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1364/OL.17.000022

PubMed

19784217

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