Evolution of supergaussian pulses in nonlinear Kerr media

Authors

  • Jerzy Jasiński
  • Łukasz Michalik

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https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v1i4.81

Abstract

The propagation of temporal pulses through nonlinear Kerr media with an initial supergaussian shape is described analytically and numerically. The analytical description is based on the canonical method. For a supergaussian profile as the trial function, the Euler-Lagrange equations are derived and solved. Accuracy of the canonical description and it's regime of applicability is discussed.

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2009-12-31

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J. Jasiński and Łukasz Michalik, “Evolution of supergaussian pulses in nonlinear Kerr media”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 1, no. 4, pp. pp. 178–180, Dec. 2009.

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