Title :
Nonlinear properties of left-handed composite metamaterials
Author :
Shadrivov, Ilya V. ; Kivshar, Yuri S. ; Zharov, Alexander A.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We study nonlinear properties of microstructured materials with negative refraction and demonstrate that the hysteresis-type dependence of the magnetic permeability that would allow changing the material properties from left- to right-handed and back.
Keywords :
composite materials; hysteresis; magnetic permeability; nonlinear optics; optical materials; refractive index; composite metamaterials; hysteresis-type dependence; left-handed metamaterials; magnetic permeability; microstructured materials; negative refraction; nonlinear properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
