Phys. Rev. E 71, 037602 (2005) [4 pages]

Bistable diode action in left-handed periodic structures

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Michael W. Feise, Ilya V. Shadrivov, and Yuri S. Kivshar
Nonlinear Physics Centre and Centre for Ultra-High Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia

Received 1 December 2004; published 23 March 2005

We study nonlinear transmission of an asymmetric multilayer structure created by alternating slabs of two materials with positive and negative refractive indices. We demonstrate that such a structure exhibits passive spatially nonreciprocal transmission of electromagnetic waves, the analog of the electronic diode. We study the properties of this left-handed diode and confirm its highly nonreciprocal and bistable transmittance by employing direct simulations.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.71.037602

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10.1103/PhysRevE.71.037602

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42.70.Qs, 41.20.Jb, 78.20.−e

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Phys. Rev. E 71, 037602 (2005) [4 pages]

Bistable diode action in left-handed periodic structures