Relevant theory papers:

The theory underlying gUPPEcore is described in:

1. Nonlinear propagation of light in structured media: Generalized unidirectional pulse propagation equations
J Andreasen, M Kolesik, Physical Review E 86 (3), 036706 (2012). pdf
2. Nonlinear optical pulse propagation simulation: From Maxwell’s to unidirectional equations
M Kolesik, JV Moloney, Physical Review E 70 (3), 036604 (2004). pdf

If published results are obtained with the gUPPEcore software or its customized versions, we ask you to acknowledge the fact and to include references to the above papers in your work.

Potentialy useful for gUPPEcore customization:

Practitioner’s guide to laser pulse propagation models and simulation
A Couairon, E Brambilla, T Corti, D Majus, O de J. Ramírez-Góngora, M. Kolesik,
The European Physical Journal-Special Topics 199 (1), 5-76, (2012). pdf

This paper gives details of several numerical solution strategies for various types of pulse propagators, including the method used for (g)UPPE. Moreover, it contains descriptions of implementation of the most common medium-response models. Some of them are included in the gUPPEcore framework.