title: Zero-n gap soliton.
abstract: Periodic structures consisting of alternating layers of positive-index and negative-index materials have a novel bandgap at the frequency at which the average refractive index is zero. We show that, in the presence of a Kerr nonlinearity, this zero-n gap can switch from low transmission to a perfectly transmitting state, forming a nonlinear resonance or gap soliton in the process. This zero-n gap soliton is omnidirectional, in contrast to the usual Bragg gap soliton of positive-index periodic structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122, USA. rhegde@umich.edu
authors.forename: Ravi S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Herbert G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Winful