Control of Light by Topological Solitons in Soft Chiral Birefringent Media

In practically all branches of physics, different types of solitons, with a number of them enjoying topological protection, are found. Here we explore how one- and two-dimensional topological solitons formed by spatially localized continuous orientational patterns of optical axis in uniaxial birefri...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Hess, Guilhem Poy, Jung-Shen B. Tai, Slobodan Žumer, Ivan I. Smalyukh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-08-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.10.031042