DocumentCode
2896858
Title
Anisotropic spatial solitons and their routing in nematic liquid crystals
Author
Peccianti, Marco ; Alberucci, Alessandro ; Conti, Claudio ; Assanto, Gaetano ; De Luca, Antonio ; Coschignano, Gianluca ; Umeton, Cesare
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
225
Abstract
We demonstrate novel NLC geometries where, through suitable molecular anchoring and externally applied voltage, nematicons are generated and can propagate at arbitrarily large walk-off angles (up to 7-8°) via a bias-induced rotation of the optic axis.
Keywords
nematic liquid crystals; optical materials; optical solitons; NLC geometry; anisotropic spatial soliton; bias-induced rotation; molecular anchoring; nematic liquid crystal; nematicons; optic axis; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Routing; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8974-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568011
Filename
1568011
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