Application of the inverse scattering transform method to stimulated Brillouin backscattering in a generator setup: The Zakharov–Manakov solution

Abstract

Making use of the inverse scattering transform method (ISTM), we have solved the Zakharov–Manakov problem for the stimulated Brillouin backscattering (SBBS) of a laser pulse by a fluctuation, the envelopes of both being rectangular. The results are consistent with those obtained by Kaup and co-workers using a combination of direct numerical integration and Zakharov–Shabat analysis.