Title of article
Nematicons
Author/Authors
Peccianti، نويسنده , , Marco and Assanto، نويسنده , , Gaetano، نويسنده ,
Pages
62
From page
147
To page
208
Abstract
We review the recent developments of spatial optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals, also known as Nematicons. We outline their properties, linked to a reorientational nonlinearity in the presence of significant optical anisotropy and spatial nonlocality. The molecular response is described in conjunction with the pertinent wave-evolution models and their reduction to known equations. Various features and experimental results are reported in to highlight the main concepts and point out potential applications.
Keywords
Optical solitons , Spatial solitons , Self-effects , Liquid crystals , Nonlinear optics
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2003875
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