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@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ but in fact most authors make a small additional approximation.
Let us write out the derivative of $$\gamma(\omega)$$:
$$\begin{aligned}
- \pdv{\gamma}{\omega}
+ \dv{\gamma}{\omega}
= \frac{n_2}{c A_\mathrm{eff}}
- + \frac{\omega}{c A_\mathrm{eff}} \pdv{n_2}{\omega}
- - \frac{\omega n_2}{c A_\mathrm{eff}^2} \pdv{A_\mathrm{eff}}{\omega}
+ + \frac{\omega}{c A_\mathrm{eff}} \dv{n_2}{\omega}
+ - \frac{\omega n_2}{c A_\mathrm{eff}^2} \dv{A_\mathrm{eff}}{\omega}
\end{aligned}$$
In practice, the $$\omega$$-dependence of $$n_2$$ and $$A_\mathrm{eff}$$
@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ is still conserved, defined as:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
N(z)
- \equiv \int_{-\infty}^\infty \frac{|\tilde{A}(z, \Omega)|^2}{\Omega} \dd{\Omega}
+ \equiv \int_0^\infty \frac{|A(z, \omega)|^2}{\omega} \dd{\omega}
}
\end{aligned}$$
-
A pulse's intensity is highest at its peak,
so the nonlinear index shift is strongest there,
meaning that the peak travels slightly slower than the rest of the pulse,
@@ -244,19 +243,6 @@ Nevertheless, the trend is nicely visible:
the trailing slope becomes extremely steep, and the spectrum
broadens so much that dispersion can no longer be neglected.
-{% comment %}
-When self-steepening is added to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation,
-it no longer conserves the total pulse energy $$\int |A|^2 \dd{t}$$.
-Fortunately, the photon number $$N_\mathrm{ph}$$ is still
-conserved, which for the physical envelope $$A(z,t)$$ is defined as:
-
-$$\begin{aligned}
- \boxed{
- N_\mathrm{ph}(z) = \int_0^\infty \frac{|\tilde{A}(z,\omega)|^2}{\omega} \dd{\omega}
- }
-\end{aligned}$$
-{% endcomment %}
-
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