Abstract
Extraordinary-wave nematicons can be launched and steered in angle by acting on the applied voltage. In specifically designed glass cells for planarly aligned nematic liquid crystals, their direction of propagation can be externally-controlled over angles as large as seven degrees.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-42 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- spatial solitons
- liquid crystals
- light self-localization
- angular steering
- all-optical processing
- nematicons
- OPTICAL SPATIAL SOLITONS
- LIQUID-CRYSTALS