Discrete propagation and spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals

被引：100

作者：

Fratalocchi, A

Assanto, G

Brzdakiewicz, KA

Karpierz, MA

机构：

[1] Univ Roma Tre, Italian Inst Phys Matter, Nonlinear Opt & Optoelect Lab, I-00146 Rome, Italy

[2] Warsaw Univ Technol, Fac Phys, PL-00662 Warsaw, Poland

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2004年 / 29卷 / 13期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.29.001530

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We investigate, for the first time to our knowledge, the discrete propagation of near-infrared light in a voltage-controlled array of channel waveguides in undoped nematic liquid crystals under planar anchoring conditions. This novel geometry enables us to drive the system from one-dimensional bulk diffraction to discrete propagation and, for larger excitations, to discrete spatial solitons, or nematicons.. The observed phenomena are adequately described by a, scalar model that encompasses the voltage-dependent reorientational response of the material. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：1530 / 1532

页数：3

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