Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Optical Fibers

Abstract

This project focused on computer simulation in three major areas. The first two projects involve three-dimensional electro-magnetic simulation of the Maxwell equations. The third is quantum simulation via two-dimensional simulation of the Schroedinger equation. The first project resulted in a true three-dimensional simulation (of a pulse propagating in a nonlinear optical fiber. The second project resulted in a system for three-dimensional simulation of pulses propagating through conductive apertures for the purpose of THz pulse shaping. The quantum simulation resulted in two major milestones. First, a method has been developed to determine the eigenenergies and eigenfunctions of arbitrary quantum nanostructures. And second, the simulation of the interaction of two electrons in a quantum dot has been completed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 28, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385820

Entities

People

  • Dennis Sullivan

Organizations

  • University of Idaho

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Eigenvalues
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrons
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Fibers
  • Quantum Dots
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Quantum Properties
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing