Bistable diode action in left-handed periodic structures
Optics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We study nonlinear transmission of an asymmetric multilayer structure created by alternating slabs of two materials with positive and negative refractive index. We demonstrate that such a structure exhibits passive spatially nonreciprocal transmission of electromagnetic waves, the analogue of the electronic diode. We study the properties of this left-handed diode and confirm its highly nonreciprocal and bistable transmittance by employing direct simulations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0412009,
title = {Bistable diode action in left-handed periodic structures},
author = {Michael W. Feise and Ilya V. Shadrivov and Yuri S. Kivshar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0412009},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures