• DocumentCode
    421890
  • Title

    Nonlinear guided waves in negative refraction waveguides

  • Author

    Shadrivov, Ilya V.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We analyze nonlinear guided waves in a planar waveguide made of a left-handed material surrounded by a Kerr-like nonlinear dielectric. We study the symmetry breaking bifurcation and asymmetric modes in such a symmetric structure.
  • Keywords
    bifurcation; dielectric materials; optical Kerr effect; optical materials; optical planar waveguides; refractive index; Kerr-like nonlinear dielectric; asymmetric modes; left-handed material; negative refraction waveguides; nonlinear guided waves; symmetric structure; symmetry breaking bifurcation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361342