• DocumentCode
    1831296
  • Title

    Beselfunction modes, symmetry breaking and phase transitions in diffractive optical pattern formation processes

  • Author

    Macdonald, R. ; Danlewski, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Inst., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    25-29 Jul 1994
  • Firstpage
    51
  • Lastpage
    53
  • Abstract
    Our experimental results and analytical description of the patterns will be discussed and compared with numerical simulations of an arbitrary Kerr-slice in front of a feedback mirror considering Gaussian input beams, and with more specific simulations of a liquid crystal film in the investigated arrangement which have been performed very recently
  • Keywords
    liquid crystal devices; mirrors; optical Kerr effect; optical bistability; optical feedback; optical films; spontaneous symmetry breaking; Beselfunction modes; Gaussian input beams; arbitrary Kerr-slice; diffractive optical pattern formation processes; feedback mirror; liquid crystal film; numerical simulations; optical bistability; phase transitions; symmetry breaking; Charge coupled devices; Lenses; Liquid crystal displays; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Waikoloa, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1473-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NLO.1994.470863
  • Filename
    470863