Real-time surrogate modeling of nonlinear pulse evolution in multimode fibers

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Main Authors: Çarpınlıoğlu, Bora, Kesgin, Bahadır Utku, Teğin, Uğur
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author Çarpınlıoğlu, Bora
Kesgin, Bahadır Utku
Teğin, Uğur
author_facet Çarpınlıoğlu, Bora
Kesgin, Bahadır Utku
Teğin, Uğur
contents Modeling nonlinear pulse propagation in multimode fibers is challenging due to the large number of interacting modes and the resulting spatiotemporal complexity. Traditional optimization methods often become intractable, while learning-based approaches, such as recurrent neural networks, suffer from high computational cost and long inference times. We present a U-Net architecture as a fast, accurate surrogate for modeling nonlinear pulse propagation in multimode fibers. This approach overcomes the intractability of traditional methods while offering low computational cost. Trained on data generated by beam propagation method, our approach achieves an $\sim$88\% average structural similarity index with simulations. The model can generalize to untrained propagation distances, demonstrating convolutional architectures as efficient tools for simulating complex spatiotemporal dynamics in multimode fibers and offering potential for applications like mode decomposition.
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spellingShingle Real-time surrogate modeling of nonlinear pulse evolution in multimode fibers
Çarpınlıoğlu, Bora
Kesgin, Bahadır Utku
Teğin, Uğur
Optics
Modeling nonlinear pulse propagation in multimode fibers is challenging due to the large number of interacting modes and the resulting spatiotemporal complexity. Traditional optimization methods often become intractable, while learning-based approaches, such as recurrent neural networks, suffer from high computational cost and long inference times. We present a U-Net architecture as a fast, accurate surrogate for modeling nonlinear pulse propagation in multimode fibers. This approach overcomes the intractability of traditional methods while offering low computational cost. Trained on data generated by beam propagation method, our approach achieves an $\sim$88\% average structural similarity index with simulations. The model can generalize to untrained propagation distances, demonstrating convolutional architectures as efficient tools for simulating complex spatiotemporal dynamics in multimode fibers and offering potential for applications like mode decomposition.
title Real-time surrogate modeling of nonlinear pulse evolution in multimode fibers
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.12517