Full-wave vector maxwell equation modeling of the self-focusing of ultrashort optical pulses in a nonlinear kerr medium exhibiting a finite response time

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 186-198

  Ziolkowski, Richard W ^a   Judkins, Justin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL DEVICES; SIMULATION;

FULL WAVE VECTOR MAXWELL EQUATIONS; KERR MEDIUM; SELF FOCUSING; ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0027547902     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.10.000186     Document Type: Article

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