DocumentCode
2929131
Title
Nonlinear bouncing of nematicons at the boundaries
Author
Peccianti, Marco ; Alberucci, Alessandro ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. "Roma Tre", Rome
fYear
2008
fDate
14-16 Jan. 2008
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
116
Abstract
The interaction of (2D + 1) spatial solitons with the boundaries of nonlinear reorientational media is investigated in the presence of a highly nonlocal response. A power-dependent repulsion due to boundaries is demonstrated in nematic liquid crystals.
Keywords
molecular reorientation; nematic liquid crystals; optical solitons; nematic liquid crystals; nematicons; nonlinear bouncing; nonlinear reorientational media; power-dependent repulsion; spatial solitons; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Dielectric liquids; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optimized production technology; Sliding mode control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location
Sorrento
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1595-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444427
Filename
4444427
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