A full vectorial model for pulse propagation in emerging waveguides with subwavelength structures part I: Kerr nonlinearity

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2009

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Afshar Vahid, S.
Monro, T.

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Optics Express, 2009; 17(14):2298-2318

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The propagation of pulses through waveguides with sub-wavelength features, inhomogeneous transverse structure, and high index contrast cannot be described accurately using existing models in the presence of nonlinear effects. Here we report the development of a generalised full vectorial model of nonlinear pulse propagation and demonstrate that, unlike the standard pulse propagation formulation, the z-component of guided modes plays a key role for these new structures, and results in generalised definitions of the nonlinear coefficient gamma, Aeff , and mode orthognality. While new definitions reduce to standard definitions in some limits, significant differences are predicted, including a factor of approximately 2 higher value for gamma, for emerging waveguides and microstructured fibers.

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© 2009 Optical Society of America

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