DocumentCode
2888604
Title
Optical bistability involving planar metamaterial with a broken structural symmetry
Author
Tuz, Vladimir ; Prosvirnin, Sergey ; Kochetova, Lyudmila
Author_Institution
Inst. of Radio Astron., NASU, Kharkov, Ukraine
fYear
2010
fDate
12-14 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
107
Lastpage
109
Abstract
We report on a bistable light transmission through a planar metamaterial consisted of a metal pattern of weakly asymmetric elements placed on a nonlinear substrate which enables sharp resonance response by excitation of a trapped mode. A feedback required for bistability is provided by the coupling between strong trapped mode resonance antiphased currents exited on the metal elements and an intensity of inner field in the nonlinear substrate.
Keywords
light transmission; metamaterials; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical switches; radiation pressure; all-optical switching device; broken structural symmetry; feedback; metal pattern; nonlinear substrate; optical transmission bistability; planar metamaterial; sharp resonance response; trapped mode excitation; trapped mode resonance; weakly asymmetric elements; Arrays; Metals; Metamaterials; Optical switches; Permittivity; Resonant frequency; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling (LFNM), 2010 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6994-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LFNM.2010.5624230
Filename
5624230
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