DocumentCode
499423
Title
Routing light with nematicons: Light localization and steering in liquid crystals
Author
Assanto, Gaetano ; Peccianti, Marco ; Alberucci, Alessandro ; Piccardi, Armando
Author_Institution
NooEL-Nonlinear Opt. & Optoelectron. Lab., Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Liquid crystals in the nematic phase support light self-confinement via reorientational nonlinearity and nonlocality, yielding robust spatial solitons which can trap, switch and route optical signals. We review the major achievements in the field.
Keywords
nematic liquid crystals; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; light localization; light routing; light self confinement; lignt steering; nematic liquid crystals; nematicons; reorientational nonlinearity; spatial soliton; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical interconnections; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Robustness; Routing; Voltage; (160.3710) Liquid crystals; (190.6135) Spatial solitons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5224508
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