Title :
Linear and nonlinear propagation in liquid crystals waveguide arrays
Author :
Brzdajciewicz, K.A. ; Karpierz, Mirek A. ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
This study presents an effective approach to the demonstration of discrete diffraction and discrete spatial solitons in planar cells with the nematic 6CHBT. For the first time, the possibilities offered by a voltage-tuned geometry in conjunction with a reorientational nonlinearity are illustrated.
Keywords :
light diffraction; nematic liquid crystals; optical arrays; optical solitons; optical waveguides; discrete diffraction; discrete spatial solitons; linear propagation; liquid crystals; nematic 6CHBT; nonlinear propagation; planar cells; reorientational nonlinearity; voltage-tuned geometry; waveguide arrays; Diffraction; Geometry; Liquid crystals; Liquid waveguides; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314063
