Nonlinear plasmonics in a two-dimensional plasma layer
Eliasson, Bengt and Liu, Chuan-Sheng (2016) Nonlinear plasmonics in a two-dimensional plasma layer. New Journal of Physics, 18 (5). 053007. ISSN 1367-2630 (https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/18/5/053007)
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Abstract
The nonlinear electron dynamics in a two-dimensional (2D) plasma layer is investigated theoretically and numerically. In contrast to the Langmuir oscillations in a three-dimensional (3D) plasma, a well-known feature of the 2D system is the square root dependence of the frequency on the wavenumber, which leads to unique dispersive properties of 2D plasmons. It is found that for large amplitude plasmonic waves there is a nonlinear frequency upshift similar to that of periodic gravity waves (Stokes waves). The periodic wave train is subject to a modulational instability, leading to sidebands growing exponentially in time. Numerical simulations show the breakup of a 2D wave train into localized wave packets and later into wave turbulence with immersed large amplitude solitary spikes. The results are applied to systems involving massless Dirac fermions in graphene as well as to sheets of electrons on liquid helium.
ORCID iDs
Eliasson, Bengt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-1574 and Liu, Chuan-Sheng;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 56194 Dates: DateEvent6 May 2016Published19 April 2016AcceptedSubjects: Science > Physics Department: Faculty of Science > Physics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 19 Apr 2016 13:46 Last modified: 27 Sep 2024 00:57 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56194