Abstract
A highly nonlocal optical response in space has been shown to heal several shortcomings of beam self-action in nonlinear optics. At the same time, nonlocality is often connected to limits and constraints in both temporal and spatial domains. We provide a brief and rather subjective review of what we consider the main benefits and some drawbacks of a highly nonlocal response in light localization through nonlinear optics, with several examples related to reorientational soft matter, specifically nematic liquid crystals.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1650043 |
| Journal | Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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