Tunable transmission and bistability in left-handed bandgap structures
arXiv:physics/0401094 · doi:10.1063/1.1787612
Abstract
We study the defect-induced nonlinear transmission of a periodic structure created by alternating slabs of two materials with positive and negative refractive index. We demonstrate bistable switching and tunable nonlinear transmission in a novel type of bandgap that corresponds to the vanishing average refractive index, and compare the observed effects for two types of the bandgaps.
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