Planar modes in a stratified dielectric, existence and stability
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Mon, 23/11/2009 17:00 |
Charles A. Stuart (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) |
Partial Differential Equations Seminar  |
Gibson 1st Floor SR |
| We consider monochromatic planar electro-magnetic waves propagating through a nonlinear dielectric medium in the optical regime. Travelling waves are particularly simple solutions of this kind. Results on the existence of guided travelling waves will be reviewed. In the case of TE-modes, their stability will be discussed within the context of the paraxial approximation. | |||