Frequency-Controlled Routing of Self-Confined Beams in Nematic Liquid Crystals

Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, Oleksandr Buchnev, Malgosia Kaczmarek, Iam-Choon Khoo, Gaetano Assanto

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate the electro-optic control of self-confined beams via frequency modulation in dual-frequency nematic liquid crystals. Proper design of comb electrodes in a planar cell allows the maximization of the overall steering angle when only walk-off variations are used. A span angle as large as two times the maximum walk-off angle is achieved.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)26-33
    Number of pages8
    JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
    Volume573
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2013
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • nonlinear optics
    • Dual Frequency Liquid Crystals
    • reorientational response
    • spatial solitons routing
    • spatial solitons
    • SPATIAL SOLITONS
    • LIGHT

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 1

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