Dynamics of self-focusing and self-phase modulation in a parabolic index optical fiber
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 17 (1) , 22-24
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.17.000022
Abstract
The dynamics that result from the combined effects of spatial diffraction, nonlinearity, and a parabolic graded index for wave propagation in optical fibers are presented. An approximate analytical solution of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation in a graded-index fiber is obtained by using a variational approach. Particular emphasis is put on the variation of both the pulse width and the longitudinal phase delay with the distance of propagation along the fiber.Keywords
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