Soliton-plasmon resonances as Maxwell nonlinear bound states

C. Milián, D. E. Ceballos-herrera, D. V. Skryabin, A. Ferrando

OAI: oai:purehost.bath.ac.uk:publications/b9b0aef3-3ea5-4fef-886f-a302bff38cd8 • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.004221

We demonstrate that soliplasmons (soliton–plasmon bound states) appear naturally as eigenmodes of nonlinear Maxwell’s equations for a metal/Kerr interface. Conservative stability analysis is performed by means of finite element numerical modeling of the time-independent nonlinear Maxwell equations. Dynamical features are in agreement with the presented nonlinear oscillator model.