Temporal soliton excitation in an ε-near-zero plasmonic metamaterial

C. Argyropoulos, P. Y. Chen, G. D'Aguanno, A. Alù

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Abstract

The excitation of temporal solitons in a metamaterial formed by an array of ε-near-zero (ENZ) plasmonic channels loaded with a material possessing a cubic (χ(3)) nonlinearity are theoretically explored. The unique interplay between the peculiar dispersion properties of ENZ channels and their enhanced effective nonlinearity conspires to yield low threshold intensities for the formation of slow group velocity solitons.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5566-5569
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume39
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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