Polarization switching and nonreciprocity in symmetric and asymmetric magnetophotonic multilayers with nonlinear defect

Tuz, Vladimir R.; Prosvirnin, S. L.; Zhukovsky, Sergei V.

doi:10.1103/physreva.85.043822

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“…If such a system is under the longitudinal action of an external static magnetic field, the simultaneous effects of timereversal nonreciprocity and nonlinear spatial asymmetry take a place. These effects manifest themself in the bistable response accompanied by abrupt polarization switching between two circular or elliptical polarizations for transmitted and reflected waves [25]. In the underlying structure, as a result of the action of an external static magnetic field, the defect resonances split into Zeeman-like doublets (see the black and red lines in Fig.…”

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Electromagnetic wave diffraction by periodic structures with nonlinear inclusions

Khardikov

Mladyonov

Prosvirnin

et al. 2013

2013 International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL 2013)

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Section: Polarization Bistability In Magnetophotonic Structuresmentioning

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Electromagnetic wave diffraction by periodic structures with nonlinear inclusions

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Mladyonov

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2013 International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL 2013)

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“…This is a general property of any nonlinear system with feedback, meaning that two or more stable output states may exist for the same input state of the system. Such bistability can be seen in magnitude [10,11] or polarization [12,13] of the transmitted and reflected fields. The relation between input and output parameters of the system typically forms a hysteresis loop with singularities, where abrupt switching between the stable states occurs.…”

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Asymmetric bistable reflection and polarization switching in a magnetic nonlinear multilayer structure

Tuz

Novitsky

Prosvirnin

et al. 2014

Journal of Modern Optics

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Optical properties of a one-dimensional photonic structure consisting of Kerr-type nonlinear and magnetic layers under the action of an external static magnetic field in the Faraday geometry are investigated. The structure is a periodic arrangement of alternating nonlinear and magnetic layers (a one-dimensional photonic crystal) with one of the layers doubled to create a defect where periodicity is violated. Strong enhancement of nonreciprocity is observed at the frequencies of the defect modes, where linearly polarized light incident from one side of the structure undergoes 90 • polarization rotation upon reflection, while light reflected from the other side has its polarization unchanged. Using the nonlinear transfer matrix calculations in the frequency domain, it is demonstrated that defect resonances in the nonlinear reflection spectra undergo bending, resulting in polarization bistability of reflected light. This bistability is shown to result in abrupt switching between linear polarization of the output reflected light when the input intensity is varied. This switching is confirmed in finite-difference time-domain simulations, and its hysteresis character is established.

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“…One of the most important technical applications of nonlinear material properties is to create a logical device, memory and information processing devices based on the phenomenon of hysteresis [1][2][3][4].…”

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Bragg resonance in multilayer structure with compound nonlinear layer

Сидоров

Borulko

2013

2013 International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL 2013)

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Transmission of plane monochromatic waves through the Bragg layered resonators have been considered. Iterative numeric solutions for complex amplitudes of reflected and transmitted waves are found by modified method of transmission matrices. Influences of Kerr nonlinearity of permittivity of some layers on resonance properties have been investigated. Hysteresis behavior is observed for case of combination of high quality factor and nonlinearity.The emergence of powerful radiation sources in microwave, submillimeter, and optical frequency ranges stimulated intensive theoretical research and provided an opportunity to the experimental study of nonlinear phenomena.There are a lot of effects caused by nonlinearities: focusing, defocusing, wave interaction, bistability and multistability, the generation of spatial structures, optical turbulence, etc. One of the most important technical applications of nonlinear material properties is to create a logical device, memory and information processing devices based on the phenomenon of hysteresis [1][2][3][4].It is known that bistability (multistability) is characteristic property of nonlinear systems with feedback. The system can take two (or more) stable states at one and the same input power [5]. For the existence of multistable input-output characteristics in given intervals of the input variable, the values of feedback and nonlinearity must be in a specific ratio [6].The simplest model of nonlinearity is the Kerr nonlinearity. Such a model quite well agrees with a lot of experimental results [1, 6], but does not take into account the generation of higher frequency harmonics. It assumes the permittivity dependence on the square modulus of the electric field with a proportionality coefficient  . The nonlinearity coefficient has a broad range of variation. For example, the sodium vapor has coefficient of nonlinearity kW cm / 10 2 8   , the semiconductors have coefficient of nonlinearity kW cm / 10 10 2 2 5     , liquid crystals are characterized by "gigantic" nonlinearity kW cm / 1 . 0 2  . And in all cases, the physical mechanisms of nonlinearity are different, and the increasing of the value of  is accompanied by increasing inertial response of the nonlinear system [1,8].Using the Bragg reflectors for strong frequency-selective feedback in Fabry -Perot resonator allows us to observe multistability with less thickness of the nonlinear medium [8]. In most cases, the exact solution of problem of electromagnetic field distribution on the boundary of the layered Bragg structure with Kerr nonlinear layers can not be found, and we have to use approximate numerical methods [9].This approximate numerical method takes into account changing the field amplitude on the thickness of the nonlinear layer. The sufficient accuracy of proposed method can be achieved by increasing the number of sublayers decomposition of the nonlinear resonance layers. The presence of several nonlinearities in the resonant layer of Bragg structure leads to a complex hysteretic behavior of the freq...

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Polarization switching and nonreciprocity in symmetric and asymmetric magnetophotonic multilayers with nonlinear defect

Cited by 17 publications

References 38 publications

Electromagnetic wave diffraction by periodic structures with nonlinear inclusions

Electromagnetic wave diffraction by periodic structures with nonlinear inclusions

Asymmetric bistable reflection and polarization switching in a magnetic nonlinear multilayer structure

Bragg resonance in multilayer structure with compound nonlinear layer

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