title: Bistable diode action in left-handed periodic structures.
abstract: We study nonlinear transmission of an asymmetric multilayer structure created by alternating slabs of two materials with positive and negative refractive indices. We demonstrate that such a structure exhibits passive spatially nonreciprocal transmission of electromagnetic waves, the analog of the electronic diode. We study the properties of this left-handed diode and confirm its highly nonreciprocal and bistable transmittance by employing direct simulations.
authors.affiliation: Nonlinear Physics Centre and Centre for Ultra-High Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Feise
authors.forename: Ilya V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Shadrivov
authors.forename: Yuri S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kivshar