Discrete optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals

Kasia A. Brzda̧kiewicz; Mirek A. Karpierz; Andrea Fratalocchi; Gaetano Assanto

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Discrete optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals

Kasia A. Brzda̧kiewicz^*, Mirek A. Karpierz, Andrea Fratalocchi, Gaetano Assanto

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Abstract

In the paper we propose the realization of liquid crystals waveguide arrays, and introduce the concept of a periodic photonic structure with refractive index changes controlled by an electric field. Such a voltage-tunable geometry, in conjunction with a reorientational nonlinearity, offers a wealth of possibilities for the study of discrete optical phenomena. Theoretical and experimental results show the presence of discrete solitons in proposed configuration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	61-68
Number of pages	8
Journal	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume	421
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15421400490501383
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Discrete spatial solitons
Reorientational nonlinearity

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General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

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