Soliton self-deflection via power-dependent walk-off

Armando Piccardi; Alessandro Alberucci; Gaetano Assanto

doi:10.1063/1.3313932

Soliton self-deflection via power-dependent walk-off

Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, Gaetano Assanto

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Abstract

We demonstrate, both experimentally and theoretically, excitation-dependent self-bending of spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals. The observed deflection is explained by nonlinear changes in walk-off, as induced by the rotation of the optic axis via power-driven reorientation.

Original language	English
Article number	061105
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	96
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3313932
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2010
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

nematic liquid crystals
nonlinear media
optical materials
optical rotation
optical solitons
NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS
OPTICAL SPATIAL SOLITONS
MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY
BEAMS
NONLOCALITY
REFLECTION
REFRACTION
INTERPLAY
MEDIA

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