Title :
Gap solitons in nonlinear self-focusing metamaterials
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan
Abstract :
Existence of gap solitons in metamaterials, exhibiting a self-focusing Kerr nonlinearity, is theoretically predicted. A nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation with a dispersive nonlinear term is derived from Maxwell´s equations to study gap soliton stability
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; metamaterials; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; Maxwell equations; dispersive nonlinear term; gap soliton stability; gap solitons; metamaterial; nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation; nonlinear self-focusing; self-focusing Kerr nonlinearity; Dielectric losses; Electromagnetic propagation; Frequency; Magnetic materials; Maxwell equations; Metamaterials; Microwave propagation; Permeability; Photonic band gap; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549153
