title: Pulse-by-pulse method to characterize partially coherent pulse propagation in instantaneous nonlinear media.
abstract: We propose a numerical method for analyzing extensively the evolution of the coherence functions of nonstationary optical pulses in dispersive, instantaneous nonlinear Kerr media. Our approach deals with the individual propagation of samples from a properly selected ensemble that reproduces the coherence properties of the input pulsed light. In contrast to the usual strategy assuming Gaussian statistics, our numerical algorithm allows us to model the propagation of arbitrary partially coherent pulses in media with strong and instantaneous nonlinearities.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Optica, Universidad de Valencia, ES-46100 Burjassot, Spain. hanna.lajunen@uv.es
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lajunen
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Torres-Company
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lancis
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silvestre
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andrès