Nonlinear guided waves and symmetry breaking in left-handed waveguides

Ilya V. Shadrivov

doi:10.1016/j.photonics.2004.08.003

Nonlinear guided waves and symmetry breaking in left-handed waveguides

Ilya V. Shadrivov^*

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Abstract

We analyze nonlinear guided waves in a planar waveguide made of a left-handed material surrounded by a Kerr-like nonlinear dielectric, and 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. The analysis of nonlinear dispersion properties of the guided waves shows that the modes can be either forward or backward.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-180
Number of pages	6
Journal	Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.photonics.2004.08.003
Publication status	Published - Dec 2004

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