Liquid crystal light valves: A versatile platform for nematicons

Gaetano Assanto; Armando Piccardi; Alessandro Alberucci; Stefania Residori; Umberto Bortolozzo

doi:10.4302/plp.2009.4.03

Liquid crystal light valves: A versatile platform for nematicons

Gaetano Assanto, Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, Stefania Residori, Umberto Bortolozzo

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We illustrate the generation and control of optical spatial solitary waves (nematicons) in liquid crystal light valves with nematic liquid crystals and a photoconductive layer. The latter allows to all-optically varying the birefringent walk-off and the extraordinary-wave refractive index, hence, the trajectory of a nematicon propagating in the thickness of the valve.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-153
Number of pages	3
Journal	Photonics Letters of Poland
Volume	1
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4302/plp.2009.4.03
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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