• DocumentCode
    2315776
  • Title

    Investigation of soliton generation in nonlinear left handed transmission lines

  • Author

    Kafaratzis, Andreas ; Hu, Zhirun

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-15 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    2885
  • Lastpage
    2888
  • Abstract
    In this paper we address the issue of nonlinear left-handed (LH) metamaterials and the possibility of using these structures for practical applications. In more detail, we are qualitatively investigating the effect of nonlinearity and dispersion of a left-handed nonlinear transmission line (LH-NLTL) loaded with varactor diodes for the purpose of generating solitons. In RF engineering, solitons have been successfully used for pulse compression transmission lines and harmonic generators.
  • Keywords
    metamaterials; microstrip lines; pulse compression; solitons; varactors; harmonic generators; nonlinear left handed metamaterials; nonlinear left handed transmission lines; pulse compression transmission lines; soliton generation; varactor diodes; Capacitance; Coplanar transmission lines; Frequency conversion; Light emitting diodes; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Solitons; Transmission lines; Varactors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0877-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0878-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2007.4396138
  • Filename
    4396138