Colloquium: Nonlinear metamaterials

M Lapine, IV Shadrivov, YS Kivshar - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2014 - APS
This Colloquium presents an overview of the research on nonlinear electromagnetic
metamaterials. The developed theoretical approaches and experimental designs are …

Tunable split-ring resonators for nonlinear negative-index metamaterials

IV Shadrivov, SK Morrison, YS Kivshar - Optics Express, 2006 - opg.optica.org
We study experimentally the dynamic tunability and self-induced nonlinearity of split-ring
resonators incorporating variable capacitance diodes. We demonstrate that the …

Contemporary notes on metamaterials

M Lapine, S Tretyakov - IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 2007 - IET
The essence of the metamaterial concept from the structural point of view. Particular
attention is paid to the macroscopic description of metamaterials and to the corresponding …

Self-tuning mechanisms of nonlinear split-ring resonators

DA Powell, IV Shadrivov, YS Kivshar… - Applied Physics …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
We study both theoretically and experimentally the dynamic tunability of the magnetic
resonance of a single nonlinear split-ring resonator with varactor diode at microwave …

Tunable negative index metamaterial using yttrium iron garnet

Y He, P He, SD Yoon, PV Parimi, FJ Rachford… - Journal of magnetism …, 2007 - Elsevier
A magnetic field tunable, broadband, low-loss, negative refractive index metamaterial is
fabricated using yttrium iron garnet (YIG) and a periodic array of copper wires. The tunability …

Higher-order effects and ultrashort solitons in left-handed metamaterials

NL Tsitsas, N Rompotis, I Kourakis, PG Kevrekidis… - Physical Review E …, 2009 - APS
Starting from Maxwell's equations, we use the reductive perturbation method to derive a
second-order and a third-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation, describing ultrashort …

Polarization-insensitive FSS-based perfect metamaterial absorbers for GHz and THz frequencies

C Sabah, F Dincer, M Karaaslan, E Unal… - Radio Science, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
New perfect frequency selective surface (FSS) metamaterial absorbers (MAs) based on
resonator with dielectric configuration are numerically presented and investigated for both …

Short pulse equations and localized structures in frequency band gaps of nonlinear metamaterials

NL Tsitsas, TP Horikis, Y Shen, PG Kevrekidis… - Physics Letters A, 2010 - Elsevier
We consider short pulse propagation in nonlinear metamaterials characterized by a weak
Kerr-type nonlinearity in their dielectric response. In the frequency “band gaps”(where linear …

Experimental observation and model analysis of second-harmonic generation in a plasma-metamaterial composite

A Iwai, Y Nakamura, A Bambina… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We observed enhanced second-harmonic-wave generation in a plasma-metamaterial
composite, the intensity of which was much stronger than that in plasma with a similar level …

Nonlinear metamaterials

IV Shadrivov - Nonlinearities in Periodic Structures and Metamaterials, 2009 - Springer
Nature has provided us with a wide range of materials exhibiting various electromagnetic
properties. However, theoretical speculations [1] have suggested that having materials with …