Open AccessSpatio-temporal instabilities for counter-propagating waves in periodic media
Author(s) -
Joseph W. Haus,
Boon Yi Soon,
Michael Scalora,
Mark J. Bloemer,
Charles M. Bowden,
C. Sibilia,
A. M. Zheltikov
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.10.000114
Subject(s) - physics , optics , nonlinear system , transverse plane , homogeneous , modulation (music) , wave propagation , nonlinear optics , beam (structure) , acoustics , statistical physics , quantum mechanics , structural engineering , engineering
Nonlinear evolution of coupled forward and backward fields in a multi-layered film is numerically investigated. We examine the role of longitudinal and transverse modulation instabilities in media of finite length with a homogeneous nonlinear susceptibility <font face="Symbol">c</font>((3)). The numerical solution of the nonlinear equations by a beam-propagation method that handles backward waves is described.