• 文献标题:   Graphene supports the propagation of subwavelength optical solitons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   NESTEROV ML, BRAVOABAD J, NIKITIN AY, GARCIAVIDAL FJ, MARTINMORENO L
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, soliton, nonlinear optic
  • 出版物名称:   LASER PHOTONICS REVIEWS
  • ISSN:   1863-8880 EI 1863-8899
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Autonoma Madrid
  • 被引频次:   99
  • DOI:   10.1002/lpor.201200079
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

Nonlinear propagation of light in a graphene monolayer is studied theoretically. It is shown how the large intrinsic nonlinearity of graphene at optical frequencies enables the formation of quasi one-dimensional self-guided beams (spatial solitons) featuring subwavelength widths at moderate electric-field peak intensities. A novel class of nonlinear self-confined modes resulting from the hybridization of surface plasmon polaritons with graphene optical solitons is also demonstrated.