HEXAGONALLY PATTERNED BEAM FILAMENTATION IN A THIN LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILM WITH A SINGLE FEEDBACK MIRROR

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TAMBURRINI, M [1 ]
BONAVITA, M [1 ]
WABNITZ, S [1 ]
SANTAMATO, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NAPLES,DIPARTIMENTO SCI FIS,I-80125 NAPLES,ITALY
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10.1364/OL.18.000855
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We observed spontaneous hexapn formation in the transverse profile of a continuous-wave laser beam retroreflected by a single planar mirror onto a thin film of nematic liquid crystal. We measured the dependence of the threshold intensity and the spatial period of the pattern on the film-to-mirror distance.
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