Nonlinear plasmonics in a two-dimensional plasma layer

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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.

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Eliasson, Bengt ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-1574 and Liu, Chuan-Sheng;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:56194
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    6 May 2016
    Published
    19 April 2016
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:19 Apr 2016 13:46
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:23
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56194
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