Title :
Wave tunneling and hysteresis in nonlinear junctions
Author :
Wan, Wenjie ; Muenzel, Stefan ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We consider, theoretically and experimentally, the tunneling of a plane wave through a refractive index barrier in a self-defocusing medium. We demonstrate nonlinear modifications to the transmission rate and observe distinctive, kinetic-energy-dependent hysteresis effects.
Keywords :
hysteresis; refractive index; self-focusing; tunnelling; hysteresis; kinetic energy; nonlinear junctions; refractive index; self-defocusing; transmission rate; tunneling; wave tunneling; Hysteresis; Tunneling; (190,1450) Bistability; (240,7040) Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
