Title :
Third harmonic generation enhancement in nematic liquid crystals via nonlocal solitons propagation
Author :
Peccianti, M. ; Pasquazi, A. ; Assanto, G. ; Morandotti, R.
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., INRS, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate type I third harmonic generation enhanced by the tight localization of fs laser light in nonlocal spatial solitons excited in nematic liquid crystals.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light propagation; nematic liquid crystals; optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; fs laser light localization; nematic liquid crystals; nonlocal soliton propagation; type I third harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Liquid crystals; Optical solitons; Optimized production technology; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
