Multipole nonlinearity of metamaterials
Optics
2015-05-14 v3
Abstract
We report on the linear and nonlinear optical response of metamaterials evoked by first and second order multipoles. The analytical ground on which our approach bases permits for new insights into the functionality of metamaterials. For the sake of clarity we focus here on a key geometry, namely the split-ring resonator, although the introduced formalism can be applied to arbitrary structures. We derive the equations that describe linear and nonlinear light propagation where special emphasis is put on second harmonic generation. This contribution basically aims at stretching versatile and existing concepts to describe light propagation in nonlinear media towards the realm of metamaterials.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0908.4019,
title = {Multipole nonlinearity of metamaterials},
author = {Joerg Petschulat and Christoph Menzel and Arkadi Chipouline and Carsten Rockstuhl and Andreas Tuennermann and Falk Lederer and Thomas Pertsch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.4019},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
7 pages, 3 figures