Scattering by a two-dimensional doped photonic crystal presenting an optical Kerr-effect

Pierre Godard (1) , Frédéric Zolla (1) , André Nicolet (1)

1 FRESNEL - Institut FRESNEL

The purpose of this paper is to discuss two-dimensional electromagnetic diffraction by a finite set of parallel nonlinear rods (optical Kerr-effect). A new route for obtaining the scattered field by nonlinear obstacles is proposed.

Mots clés: Nonlinear electromagnetism; Optical Kerr-effect; Scattering; Photonic crystal; Finite element method; Virtual antenna; Power balance

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Pierre Godard, Frédéric Zolla, André Nicolet. Scattering by a two-dimensional doped photonic crystal presenting an optical Kerr-effect. COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2009, 28 (3), pp.656-667. ⟨hal-00515614⟩