Title :
Spatial solitons in left-handed metamaterials
Author :
Shadrivov, Ilya V. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We predict that both bright and dark spatial solitons can exist in nonlinear left-handed composites with a hysteresis-like magnetic nonlinearity and demonstrate a number of unique properties of such solitons
Keywords :
composite materials; magnetic permeability; optical materials; optical solitons; refractive index; bright solitons; dark solitons; hysteresis-like magnetic nonlinearity; left-handed metamaterials; magnetic permeability; negative refraction; nonlinear left-handed composites; spatial solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
