Title of article
Nematicons
Author/Authors
Peccianti، نويسنده , , Marco and Assanto، نويسنده , , Gaetano، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
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 , Nonlinear optics , Self-effects , Liquid crystals
Journal title
Physics Reports
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Physics Reports
Record number
2193069
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