Plasmon-Soliton
Optics
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
Formation of a novel hybrid-vector spatial plasmon-soliton in a Kerr slab embedded in-between metal plates is predicted and analyzed with a modified NLSE, encompassing hybrid vector field characteristics. Assisted by the transverse plasmonic effect, the self trapping dimension of the plasmon-soliton was substantially compressed (compared to the dielectrically cladded slab case) when reducing the slab width. The practical limitation of the Plasmon-soliton size reduction is determined by available nonlinear materials and metal loss. For the extreme reported values of nonlinear index change, we predict soliton with a cross section of 300nm x 30nm (average dimension of 100nm).
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0605144,
title = {Plasmon-Soliton},
author = {Eyal Feigenbaum and Meir Orenstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0605144},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, 2 figures