Nonlinear guided waves and symmetry breaking in left-handed waveguides

2003/10/01 by Ilya V. Shadrivov
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.optics #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.photonics.2004.08.003

published as Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications 2, 175-180 (2004). · 4 pages, 3 figures

arxiv created 2003/10/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We analyze nonlinear guided waves in a planar waveguide made of a left-handed material surrounded by a Kerr-like nonlinear dielectric. We predict that such a waveguide can support fast and slow symmetric and antisymmetric nonlinear modes. We study the symmetry breaking bifurcation and asymmetric modes in such a symmetric structure. We analyze nonlinear dispersion properties of the guided waves, and show that the modes can be both forward and backward.

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