Title :
Tunable nonlinear metamaterials and plasmon nanofocusing
Author :
Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We discuss tunability and nonlinear properties of metamaterials operating at microwave and optical frequencies. We also study the fundamental nonlinear effects in metal-dielectric waveguides supporting surface plasmon polaritons, and discuss nanofocusing of a plasmon beam and soliton formation in a tapered waveguide in the presence of losses.
Keywords :
metamaterials; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; optical tuning; optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; metal-dielectric waveguides; microwave frequency; nonlinear properties; optical frequency; plasmon beam; plasmon nanofocusing; soliton formation; surface plasmon polaritons; tapered waveguide; tunable nonlinear metamaterials; Artificial neural networks; Geometry; Materials; Nonlinear plasmonics; metamaterials;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7043-3
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2010.5634276
