Ps. Weitzman et al., A TIME-DEPENDENT BEAM-PROPAGATION METHOD TO MODEL PHOTOINDUCED EFFECTS IN GLASS, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 30(12), 1994, pp. 2970-2978
A numerical model for photoinduced second-harmonic generation in glass
is presented. We use the beam-propagation method (BPM) to model the e
ffects of focusing a laser beam and its second harmonic into a bulk sa
mple of glass. The two-color optical field produces asymmetric photoio
nization, and hence charge separation within the glass. We follow the
evolution of the optical fields with the BPM, and compute the distribu
tion of trapped charges in the glass using a directional photoionizati
on source term. The model can predict the shape of the dc electric fie
lds, the underlying charge distributions, and the modal patterns of th
e generated second-harmonic light. We also include the time dependence
of photoinduced nonlinear effects in glass. The mode patterns and dc
field shapes agree with published experimental data, confirming the re
sults of this simulation. ,