Title :
Incoherent spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals
Author :
Makris, Konstantinos G. ; Sarkissian, Hakob ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Assanto, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We obtain analytical solutions describing spatially incoherent soliton beams in nematic liquid crystal cells. The effects arising from non-locality on the coherence properties of these self-trapped states are systematically investigated and analyzed.
Keywords :
light coherence; nematic liquid crystals; optical solitons; radiation pressure; coherence property; incoherent spatial solitons; nematic liquid crystals; nonlocality effects; self-trapped states; spatially incoherent soliton beams; Educational institutions; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear equations; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Photorefractive materials; Power generation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548793
