FDTD computational study of ultra-narrow TM non-paraxial spatial soliton interactions

Zachary Lubin; Jethro H. Greene; Allen Taflove

doi:10.1109/LMWC.2011.2126019

FDTD computational study of ultra-narrow TM non-paraxial spatial soliton interactions

Zachary Lubin^*, Jethro H. Greene, Allen Taflove

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Abstract

We consider the interaction between two (1+1)D ultra-narrow optical spatial solitons in a nonlinear dispersive medium using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for the transverse magnetic (TM) polarization. The model uses the general vector auxiliary differential equation (GVADE) approach to include multiple electric-field components, a Kerr nonlinearity, and multiple-pole Lorentz and Raman dispersive terms. This study is believed to be the first considering narrow soliton interaction dynamics for the TM case using the GVADE FDTD method, and our findings demonstrate the utility of GVADE simulation in the design of soliton-based optical switches.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	5740376
Pages (from-to)	228-230
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LMWC.2011.2126019
State	Published - May 2011

Keywords

FDTD
Finite-difference time-domain method
GVADE
nonlinear optics
spatial solitons

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Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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