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Fulfilling causality: two numerical techniques for accurately computing the propagation of independent laser beams through a nonlinear medium

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We identify the origin of some numerical difficulties related to causality which appear in the simulation of transport equations. Two numerical techniques are presented for the integration of models describing counter-propagating laser beams in interaction with a nonlinear medium. One, based on the characteristic method, rests on the transport properties of first-order derivatives and is able to propagate a signal in a linear non-dispersive medium without any deformation. The other, fully explicit, directly handles both first and second order derivatives. Both numerical schemes are applied to a physical example.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Physik Komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, 01187, Dresden, Germany

    M. Perrin

  2. UMR 6618 CNRS–UNSA, Institut Non Linéaire de Nice, 1361 Route des Lucioles, 06560, Valbonne, France

    L. Gil & G.L. Lippi

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Perrin, M., Gil, L. & Lippi, G. Fulfilling causality: two numerical techniques for accurately computing the propagation of independent laser beams through a nonlinear medium. Appl. Phys. B 81, 975–981 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-2026-8

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