Optical pulse splitting under temporal variations of reflecting medium

Abstract

A possibility of light pulse transformation by transient reflecting medium is investigated theoretically. After solving 1D problem of such a reflection one estimates such a transformation in a plane optical waveguide with time-dependent conductivity of one of the reflected media. Three types of the conductivity time-dependences are considered: harmonic, Bessel-like and splash-like ones. Obtained results show a possibility of pulse splitting under an influence of time-harmonic conductivity and pulse collapse vy the other considered nonstationarities.