Title :
Extreme nonlinear optical regime supported by metamaterials: beam transverse power flow reversing
Author :
Ciattoni, Alessandro ; Rizza, Carlo ; Palange, Elia
Author_Institution :
Consiglio Naz. delle Ric., CNR, L´´Aquila, Italy
Abstract :
We consider specific metamaterials hosting a novel extreme nonlinear regime where the linear and nonlinear dielectric responses are comparable, a regime supporting peculiar beams whose power flow direction reverses its sign along the transverse profile.
Keywords :
metamaterials; nonlinear optics; optical materials; beam transverse power flow reversing; extreme nonlinear optical regime; metamaterials; power flow direction; regime supporting peculiar beams; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Load flow; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical solitons; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
