Testing Born-Infeld Electrodynamics in Waveguides

Rafael Ferraro
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 230401 – Published 5 December 2007

Abstract

Waveguides can be employed to test nonlinear effects in electrodynamics. We solve Born-Infeld equations for TE waves in a rectangular waveguide. We show that the energy velocity acquires a dependence on the amplitude, and harmonic components appear as a consequence of the nonlinear behavior.

  • Received 21 August 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.230401

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Rafael Ferraro*

  • Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio, Casilla de Correo 67, Sucursal 28, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón I, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • *ferraro@iafe.uba.ar

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Vol. 99, Iss. 23 — 7 December 2007

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