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Nonlinear Propagation of Light in One Dimensional Periodic Structures | | Roy H. Goodman
; Michael I. Weinstein
; Philip J. Holmes
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11 Dec 2000 | | Subject: | Pattern Formation and Solitons; Chaotic Dynamics | nlin.PS nlin.CD | | Abstract: | We consider the nonlinear propagation of light in an optical fiber waveguide as modeled by the anharmonic Maxwell-Lorentz equations (AMLE). The waveguide is assumed to have an index of refraction which varies periodically along its length. The wavelength of light is selected to be in resonance with the periodic structure (Bragg resonance). The AMLE system considered incorporates the effects non-instantaneous response of the medium to the electromagnetic field (chromatic or material dispersion), the periodic structure (photonic band dispersion) and nonlinearity. We present a detailed discussion of the role of these effects individually and in concert. We derive the nonlinear coupled mode equations (NLCME) which govern the envelope of the coupled backward and forward components of the electromagnetic field. We prove the validity of the NLCME description and give explicit estimates for the deviation of the approximation given by NLCME from the {it exact} dynamics, governed by AMLE. NLCME is known to have gap soliton states. A consequence of our results is the existence of very long-lived {it gap soliton} states of AMLE. We present numerical simulations which validate as well as illustrate the limits of the theory. Finally, we verify that the assumptions of our model apply to the parameter regimes explored in recent physical experiments in which gap solitons were observed. | | Source: | arXiv, nlin.PS/0012020 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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