https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-20005-8
Regular Article
Light bullet passing an array of carbon nanotubes with metallic mesh irregularities
1
Department of Physics and Telecommunication, Volgograd State
University, Volgograd, Russia
2
Laboratory of Nanotechnology , Volgograd Institute of
Business, Volgograd,
Russia
3
Entropique Inc., London, ON
N6J 3S2,
Canada
4
M2NeT Lab, Wilfrid Laurier University,
Waterloo, ON, N2L
3C5, Canada
5
Surface Science Western, University of Western
Ontario, London,
ON
N6A 5B7,
Canada
a e-mail: alex.zhukov@live.ca
Received:
3
January
2011
Received in final form:
19
March
2011
Published online:
25
November
2011
We consider the propagation of 2D solitary electromagnetic waves and their scattering on a lattice of metallic inhomogeneities in the system of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The electromagnetic field is considered on the basis of Maxwell equations, and the electronic system of carbon nanotubes is treated by the Boltzmann equation in relaxation time approximation. We numerically analyze the derived effective equation and reveal an increase of spectral composition of the last electromagnetic wave. Some possible practical applications of the discovered effect are discussed.
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