Scattering of 3D Extremely Short Pulses by a Metallic Inhomogeneity in an Array of Carbon Nanotubes

The scattering of extremely short optical pulses propagating in a medium with carbon nanotubes containing a metallic inhomogeneity was studied. The behavior of a 3D pulse depending on three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate was examined. The electromagnetic field was considered based on Maxwell’s equations supplemented with a term that takes onto account the multiphoton absorption of carbon nanotubes. Features of the interaction of the pulse with a metal wire in the nonlinear medium under study were identified.