207 research outputs found
All optical Amplification in Metallic Subwavelength Linear Waveguides
Proposed all optical amplification scenario is based on the properties of
light propagation in two coupled subwavelength metallic slab waveguides where
for particular choice of waveguide parameters two propagating (symmetric) and
non-propagating (antisymmetric) eigenmodes coexist. For such a setup incident
beams realize boundary conditions for forming a stationary state as a
superposition of mentioned eigenmodes. It is shown both analytically and
numerically that amplification rate in this completely linear mechanism
diverges for small signal values.Comment: 5 pages 2 figure
Self-Chaotization in Coupled Optical Waveguides
We consider theoretically two coupled optical waveguides with a varying
barrier height along the waveguides direction. The barrier could be constructed
by the elongated island with a reduced refractive index (which acts as a
potential barrier), such that in the middle region it splits a waveguide into
two weakly coupled parts. It is predicted by numerical simulations and
analytical consideration that the presence of some imperfection of the system
parameters can cause splitting of injected laser beam and one will observe two
intensity maximums at the output, while for small imperfections the input and
output beam intensity distributions will be the same. The switching between two
regimes could be achieved changing spectral width of the beam or refractive
index of the island. This nontrivial effect is explained by possibility of
transitions between the different eigenstates of the system in the region of
large potential barrier heights. The mentioned effect could be used for
all-optical readdressing and filtering purposes
Negative refraction and spatial echo in optical waveguide arrays
The special symmetry properties of the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger
equation allow a complete revival of the initial wavefunction. That is employed
in the context of stationary propagation of light in a waveguide array. As an
inverting system we propose a short array of almost isolated waveguides which
cause a relative pi phase shift in the neighboring waveguides. By means of
numerical simulations of the model equations we demonstrate a novel mechanism
for the negative refraction of spatial solitons.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Trapping of Nonlinear Gravitational Waves by Two-Fluid Systems
We show that the coupled two-fluid gravitating system (e.g. stiff matter and
'vacuum energy') could trap nonlinear gravitational waves (e.g. Einstein-Rosen
waves). The gravitational wave amplitude varies harmonically in time
transferring the energy coherently to the stiff matter wave, and then the
process goes to the backward direction. This process mimics the behaviour of
trapped electromagnetic waves in two-level media. We have defined the limits
for the frequency of this energy transfer oscillations.Comment: 8 pages, the version accepted by Mod. Phys. Lett.
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