Dispersion Effects in Nonlinear Light Propagation in 1-D Fiber Gratings

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking Universidad Politecnica of Madrid as follows: The contractor will investigate the use of the so-called nonlinear coupled mode equations (NLCME) to obtain approximate solutions of Maxwells equations for light propagation in periodic optical fiber structures. In particular, one class of solutions called "Gap Solitons." exhibit the ability to propagate at any speed from zero to the local speed of light, and offer great promise for various optical storage and buffer devices. This project will test the accuracy of the NLCME approximation for the propagation of gap solitons in optical fibers with material dispersion, by comparing NLCME solutions with exact solutions of the Maxwell's equations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 2003
Accession Number
ADA426901

Entities

People

  • Carlos Martel

Organizations

  • Technical University of Madrid

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continuous Waves
  • Differential Equations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dispersions
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Group Velocity
  • Materials
  • Numerical Integration
  • Periodic Variations
  • Refractive Index
  • Solitons
  • Standing Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.