A thermal (2D+1) spatial optical soliton in a dye doped liquid crystal

被引：77

作者：

Derrien, F

Henninot, JF

Warenghem, M

Abbate, G

机构：

[1] Univ Artois, Fac Sci, Lab Physicochim Interfaces & Applicat, F-62307 Lens, France

[2] Univ Naples Federico II, INFM, Unita Napoli, I-80126 Naples, Italy

[3] Univ Naples Federico II, Dipartimento Sci Fis, I-80126 Naples, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS | 2000年 / 2卷 / 04期

关键词：

spatial soliton; liquid crystals; thermal nonlinearity; numerical simulation;

D O I：

10.1088/1464-4258/2/4/316

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

It has been possible to excite a spatial soliton in a dye doped liquid crystal confined in a capillary tube. The phenomenon is explained by a pure thermal nonlinear effect due to dye absorption.

引用

页码：332 / 337

页数：6

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