Title :
Investigation of soliton generation in nonlinear left handed transmission lines
Author :
Kafaratzis, Andreas ; Hu, Zhirun
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
Abstract :
In this paper we address the issue of nonlinear left-handed (LH) metamaterials and the possibility of using these structures for practical applications. In more detail, we are qualitatively investigating the effect of nonlinearity and dispersion of a left-handed nonlinear transmission line (LH-NLTL) loaded with varactor diodes for the purpose of generating solitons. In RF engineering, solitons have been successfully used for pulse compression transmission lines and harmonic generators.
Keywords :
metamaterials; microstrip lines; pulse compression; solitons; varactors; harmonic generators; nonlinear left handed metamaterials; nonlinear left handed transmission lines; pulse compression transmission lines; soliton generation; varactor diodes; Capacitance; Coplanar transmission lines; Frequency conversion; Light emitting diodes; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Solitons; Transmission lines; Varactors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396138
