Transverse effects associated with the propagation of coherent optical pulses in resonant media

• Published in: IEEE journal of quantum electronics Vol. 13; no. 7; pp. 507 - 520
• Main Authors: Mattar, F., Newstein, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.07.1977
• Subjects: Couplings; Equations; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Resonance

Analytical and numerical methods are used to study the transverse reshaping that occurs when ultrashort optical pulses propagate through media resonant to the pulse-carrier frequency. The field is described by the scalar quasi-optic equation, and the material system by the full Bloch equations descr...