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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5000-5011 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics