TY - JOUR
T1 - Transformation of a linear wave by a local nonlinear element
AU - Malomed, Boris A.
AU - Pomerants, Michael S.
PY - 1994/1/10
Y1 - 1994/1/10
N2 - We consider the scattering problem for the D'Alembert equation with a local nonlinear sine term, which is a simplest model of a dispersionless transmission line with an inserted Josephson junction. The incident wave is taken in the purely ac form. We demonstrate that, when its amplitude exceeds a certain threshold that depends upon the value of a coefficient in front of the nonlinear term, the transmitted and reflected waves contain both ac and dc components, the latter meaning a nonzero mean value of the time derivative.
AB - We consider the scattering problem for the D'Alembert equation with a local nonlinear sine term, which is a simplest model of a dispersionless transmission line with an inserted Josephson junction. The incident wave is taken in the purely ac form. We demonstrate that, when its amplitude exceeds a certain threshold that depends upon the value of a coefficient in front of the nonlinear term, the transmitted and reflected waves contain both ac and dc components, the latter meaning a nonzero mean value of the time derivative.
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U2 - 10.1016/0375-9601(94)90384-0
DO - 10.1016/0375-9601(94)90384-0
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AN - SCOPUS:43949155162
SN - 0375-9601
VL - 184
SP - 251
EP - 254
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
IS - 3
ER -