Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method

Gaussian pulse propagated in free space using FDBPM
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Simulation of a gaussian pulse propagated in free space through 1000 um, using finite differences.
Just run the script and you'll get a surface which is made up of the pulse propagated at 1 um steps.

REFERENCES:
R. J. Schilling and S. L. Harris, Applied numerical methods for engineers using MATLAB and C ( Cengage Learning, 1999), ISBN: 0-534-37014-4.
K. Okamoto, Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides (Academic, 2000).ISBN-13: 978-0125250955

Cite As

Edgar Guevara (2026). Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/14887-finite-difference-beam-propagation-method), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.2.0.0

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