Pulsed spatial switching at the interface separating Kerr-like instantaneous and relaxing dielectric media

H. Adachihara, J. V. Moloney, J. N. Polky

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Abstract

Propagation of optical pulses, both Gaussian and square in time, at an oblique angle to the interface separating two nonlinear self-focusing media, is studied numerically. The role of a finite-medium response in determining the reflection and transmission asymptotics of the pulse is established, and it is confirmed that, in the limit of a negligible Debye relaxation time, the equivalent particle theory for cw incident beams applies. Examples of spatially distributed multiplexing and demultiplexing of optical pulse trains illustrate the usefulness of the equivalent-particle picture in designing novel optical switching architectures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5000-5011
Number of pages12
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume41
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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