We report on power-dependent self-transverse acceleration of optical spatial solitons in two settings: pure nematic liquid crystals, where the self-steering is a consequence of all-optical reorientation through nonlinear changes in birefringent walk-off, and dye-doped nematic liquid crystals, where the guest-host interaction amplifies reorientation and enhances the transverse force acting on the soliton, thus changing its trajectory.
Assanto, G., Alberucci, A., Piccardi, A. (2011). TRANSVERSE SELF-ACCELERATION OF NEMATICONS: CAN A SELF-CONFINED BEAM CHANGE ITS OWN PATH?. JOURNAL OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHYSICS AND MATERIALS, 20(3), 237-247 [10.1142/S0218863511006066].
TRANSVERSE SELF-ACCELERATION OF NEMATICONS: CAN A SELF-CONFINED BEAM CHANGE ITS OWN PATH?
ASSANTO, GAETANO;
2011-01-01
Abstract
We report on power-dependent self-transverse acceleration of optical spatial solitons in two settings: pure nematic liquid crystals, where the self-steering is a consequence of all-optical reorientation through nonlinear changes in birefringent walk-off, and dye-doped nematic liquid crystals, where the guest-host interaction amplifies reorientation and enhances the transverse force acting on the soliton, thus changing its trajectory.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
