Non-linear optical simulator for collisional plasmas

A method of modeling a distribution of collisional plasma particles, the method comprising:

• selecting a first set of values of one or more parameters of an input beam, the one or more parameters modelling an initial distribution of particles in a collisional plasma;
• communicating the first set of values of the one or more parameters to an input beam generator;
• generating, by the input beam generator based on the first set of values of the one or more parameters, an input beam;
• providing, by the input beam generator, the input beam to a non-linear optical medium configured to produce a complex response function in response to receiving the input beam;
• propagating the input beam through the non-linear optical medium;
• detecting a second set of values of the one or more parameters of the input beam responsive to propagation of the input beam through the non-linear optical medium;
• analyzing the first set of values of the one or more parameters and the second set of values of the one or more parameters;
• selecting, based on the analyzing, a first set of values of a feedback parameter;
• providing the first set of values of the feedback parameter to a feedback module to modify a complex response function of the non-linear optical medium;
• and
• modelling, based on the analyzing, a final distribution of the particles in the collisional plasma.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing sequences of computer-executable instructions for modeling a distribution of collisional plasma particles, the sequences of computer-executable instructions including instructions that instruct at least one processor to:

• select a first set of values of one or more parameters of an input beam, the one or more parameters modelling an initial distribution of particles in a collisional plasma;
• communicate the first set of values of the one or more parameters to an input beam generator to control the input beam generator to generate, based on the first set of values of the one or more parameters, the input beam;
• control the input beam generator to provide the input beam to a non-linear optical medium configured to produce a complex response function in response to receiving the input beam;
• detect a second set of values of the one or more parameters of the input beam responsive to propagation of the input beam through the non-linear optical medium;
• analyze the first set of values of the one or more parameters and the second set of values of the one or more parameters;
• select a first set of values of a feedback parameter;
• provide the first set of values of the feedback parameter to a feedback module to modify a complex response function of the non-linear optical medium;
• and
• model, based on the analyzing, a final distribution of the particles in the collisional plasma.