Nematicons and Their Electro-Optic Control: Light Localization and Signal Readdressing via Reorientation in Liquid Crystals

Nematicons and Their Electro-Optic Control: Light Localization and Signal Readdressing via Reorientation in Liquid Crystals

Liquid crystals in the nematic phase exhibit substantial reorientation when the molecules are driven by electric fields of any frequencies. Exploiting such a response at optical frequencies, self-focusing supports transverse localization of light and the propagation of self-confined beams and wavegu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, Gaetano Assanto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
reorientation
liquid crystals
nonlinear optics
nonlocality
solitons
self-focusing
beam steering
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/10/19932

Internet

http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/10/19932

Similar Items