Plasmonic kinks and walking solitons in nonlinear lattices of metal nanoparticles

Roman E. Noskov*, Daria A. Smirnova, Yuri S. Kivshar

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Abstract

We study nonlinear effects in one-dimensional (1D) arrays and two-dimensional (2D) lattices composed of metallic nanoparticles with the nonlinear Kerrlike response and an external driving field. We demonstrate the existence of families of moving solitons in 1D arrays and characterize their properties such as an average drifting velocity. We also analyse the impact of varying external field intensity and frequency on the structure and dynamics of kinks in 2D lattices. In particular, we identify the kinks with positive, negative and zero velocity as well as breathing kinks with a self-oscillating profile.

Original languageEnglish
Article number0010
JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume372
Issue number2027
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bistability
  • Kink
  • Metallic nanoparticle
  • Modulation instability
  • Soliton

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