Spatial solitons carrying phase singularities in nematic liquid crystals

Yana V. Izdebskaya; Anton S. Desyatnikov; Gaetano Assanto; Yuri Kivshar

Spatial solitons carrying phase singularities in nematic liquid crystals

Yana V. Izdebskaya, Anton S. Desyatnikov, Gaetano Assanto, Yuri Kivshar

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Abstract

We demonstrate self-trapped laser beams carrying optical vortices in nematic liquid crystals. We experimentally observe astigmatic transformations of vortex beams into spiralling dipole azimuthons accompanied by a nontrivial power-dependent charge-flipping of on-axis phase dislocations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011
Pages	444-445
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2011
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 28 Aug 2011 → 1 Sept 2011

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Conference	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	28/08/11 → 1/09/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Spatial solitons carrying phase singularities in nematic liquid crystals

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