Spatio-temporal finite-element propagator for ultrashort optical pulses

Author

Bravo-Roger, L.L. ; Nóbrega, K.Z. ; Hernández-Figueroa, H.E. ; López-Barbero, A.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Microwaves & Opt., Univ. of Campinas, Santiago De Cuba, Cuba

Volume

16

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

132

Lastpage

134

Abstract

An efficient finite-element formulation for the simulation of ultrashort optical pulses is thoroughly presented. This numerical propagator, capable to take into account spatial and temporal effects, incorporates a wide-angle-band Pade´ approach and perfectly matched layers at the truncated boundaries. Its effectiveness and higher performance over other similar approaches are clearly demonstrated through key simulations.

Keywords

finite element analysis; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light propagation; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; Crank-Nicholson algorithm; finite-element transverse discretization; free space; numerical propagator; perfectly matched layers; planar structures; slow-wave form; spatial effects; spatiotemporal finite-element propagator; temporal effects; truncated boundaries; ultrashort optical pulses; wave propagation method; wide-angle-band Pade approach; Circuit simulation; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Perfectly matched layers; Photonics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.818949

Filename

1255975