DocumentCode
444154
Title
Incoherent spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals
Author
Makris, Konstantinos G. ; Sarkissian, Hakob ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution
Coll. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
395
Abstract
We obtain analytical solutions describing spatially incoherent soliton beams in nematic liquid crystal cells. The effects arising from non-locality on the coherence properties of these self-trapped states are systematically investigated and analyzed.
Keywords
light coherence; nematic liquid crystals; optical solitons; radiation pressure; coherence property; incoherent spatial solitons; nematic liquid crystals; nonlocality effects; self-trapped states; spatially incoherent soliton beams; Educational institutions; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear equations; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Photorefractive materials; Power generation; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548793
Filename
1548793
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