Nonlocal spatial soliton interactions in nematic liquid crystals

被引：376
作者：
Peccianti, M [1 ]
Brzdakiewicz, KA [1 ]
Assanto, G [1 ]
机构：
[1] Terza Univ Rome, INFM, I-00146 Rome, Italy
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2002年 / 27卷 / 16期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.27.001460
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The interaction between spatial optical solitons in undoped nematic liquid crystals is governed by reorientational nonlinearity with a significant nonlocality. We demonstrate several cases of interactions, including crossing, interlacing, and merging of spatial solitons in voltage-biased liquid-crystal cells. A scalar model accounts for the main features that were experimentally observed. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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页码：1460 / 1462
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