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Photonic Metamaterials: From Random to Periodic

Nonlinear optical switching from lossy to amplifying negative-index metamaterials

A. K. Popov, Vladimir M. Shalaev

Published Jan 1, 2007• 1 citation
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Abstract

Extraordinary properties of parametric amplification and of quantum interference which enable compensation of losses and of cavity-free generation of counter-propagating entangled right- and left-handed photons controlled by an external laser are investigated.
DOI
10.1364/meta.2007.tha2

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