Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis of Ultrashort Laser Pulse Propagation in a Fiber with Nonlinear Effects

摘要

As a method of analyzing the nonlinear propagation of light, the Sellmeier equation for fused silica with three resonant frequencies is used and a finite-difference time-domain method taking the Raman response into account is proposed. The numerical results are compared with experimental results for optical pulses with a pulse width of 12 fs passing through a fused silica fiber. By this method of analysis, the numerical results are compared with those obtained by the conventional split-step Fourier method and it is found that these results are closer to the experimental results.