DocumentCode
1072852
Title
Time-domain BPM for ultrashort pulse propagation in nonlinear multilayers
Author
Locatelli, Andrea ; Pigozzo, Filippo Maria ; Modotto, Daniele ; Capobianco, Antonio-Daniele ; De Angelis, Costantino
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettronica per l´´Automazione, Univ. di Brescia, Italy
Volume
16
Issue
9
fYear
2004
Firstpage
2054
Lastpage
2056
Abstract
We elaborated a time-domain bidirectional beam propagation method able to efficiently model ultrashort pulse propagation in quadratic multilayered devices. This novel numerical tool permits us to identify the reasons that determine the reduction of second-harmonic generation efficiency as the pump pulses duration decreases.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical multilayers; nonlinear multilayers; pump pulses; quadratic multilayered devices; second-harmonic generation; time-domain bidirectional beam propagation; ultrashort pulse propagation; Bismuth; Laser excitation; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Periodic structures; Refractive index; Time domain analysis; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2004.833046
Filename
1325230
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