File:Optical dispersion dynamics.gif
Summary
| Description |
English: Time evolution of a short pulse in a dispersive medium (k=w^2) showing that the longer wavelength components travel faster than the high frequency ones, resulting in chirping and pulse stretching. |
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| Source | https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1077269477211934721 |
| Author | Jacopo Bertolotti |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929 |
Mathematica 11.0 code
f = FullSimplify[
FourierTransform[
E^(-(\[Omega] - \[Omega]0)^2/(2 \[Sigma]^2))
E^(-I \[Omega]^2/v x), \[Omega], t],
Assumptions -> {\[Sigma] > 0}];
p1 = Table[
Show[
Plot[Re[f] /. {\[Omega]0 -> 1, v -> 2, \[Sigma] -> 0.2}, {x, -5,
200}, PlotRange -> {-0.2, 0.2}, PlotStyle -> {Orange, Thick}]
,
Plot[{Abs[f], -Abs[f]} /. {\[Omega]0 -> 1,
v -> 2, \[Sigma] -> 0.2}, {x, -5, 200},
PlotRange -> {-0.2, 0.2}, PlotStyle -> {Black, Black}]
, Axes -> False
]
, {t, 0, 100, 0.5}];
ListAnimate[p1]
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This file, which was originally posted to
https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929, was reviewed on 26 December 2018 by reviewer Ronhjones, who confirmed that it was available there under the stated license on that date. |
