Interplay between nonlocality and nonlinearity in nematic liquid crystals

被引：127

作者：

Peccianti, M ^{[1
]}

Conti, C ^{[1
]}

Assanto, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Roma Tre, Natl Inst Phys Matter, Nonlinear Opt & Optoelect Lab, I-00146 Rome, Italy

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2005年 / 30卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1364/OL.30.000415

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Spatial nonlocality has a crucial role in the optical response of bulk liquid crystals. With specific reference to one-dimensional modulation instability, we demonstrate the tuning of transverse nonlocality in the nonlinear response of nematics. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：415 / 417

页数：3

共 20 条

[1] Collapse arrest and soliton stabilization in nonlocal nonlinear media [J].

Bang, O ;

Krolikowski, W ;

Wyller, J ;

Rasmussen, JJ .

PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 2002, 66 (04) :5

[2] PERIODIC BREAKUP OF OPTICAL BEAMS DUE TO SELF-FOCUSING [J].

CAMPILLO, AJ ;

SHAPIRO, SL ;

SUYDAM, BR .

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1973, 23 (11) :628-630

[3] Observation of optical spatial solitons in a highly nonlocal medium [J].

Conti, C ;

Peccianti, M ;

Assanto, G .

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2004, 92 (11) :113902-1

[4] Route to nonlocality and observation of accessible solitons [J].

Conti, C ;

Peccianti, M ;

Assanto, G .

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2003, 91 (07)

[5] A thermal (2D+1) spatial optical soliton in a dye doped liquid crystal [J].

Derrien, F ;

Henninot, JF ;

Warenghem, M ;

Abbate, G .

JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS, 2000, 2 (04) :332-337

[6] OBSERVATION OF SELF-TRAPPING OF AN OPTICAL BEAM DUE TO THE PHOTOREFRACTIVE EFFECT [J].

DUREE, GC ;

SHULTZ, JL ;

SALAMO, GJ ;

SEGEV, M ;

YARIV, A ;

CROSIGNANI, B ;

DIPORTO, P ;

SHARP, EJ ;

NEURGAONKAR, RR .

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1993, 71 (04) :533-536

[7] LONG-TRANSIENT EFFECTS IN LASERS WITH INSERTED LIQUID SAMPLES [J].

GORDON, JP ;

LEITE, RCC ;

MOORE, RS ;

PORTO, SPS ;

WHINNERY, JR .

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1965, 36 (01) :3-&

[8] Self Focusing in Liquid Crystalline Waveguides [J].

Karpierz, Miroslaw A. ;

Sierakowski, Marek ;

Swillo, Marcin ;

Wolnski, Tomasz .

MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, 1998, 320 :157-163

[9] Modulation instability and pattern formation in spatially incoherent light beams [J].

Kip, D ;

Soljacic, M ;

Segev, M ;

Eugenieva, E ;

Christodoulides, DN .

SCIENCE, 2000, 290 (5491) :495-498

[10] Solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media:: Exact solutions -: art. no. 016610 [J].

Królikowski, W ;

Bang, O .

PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 2001, 63 (01)

← 1 2 →