Title :
Routing light with nematicons: Light localization and steering in liquid crystals
Author :
Assanto, Gaetano ; Peccianti, Marco ; Alberucci, Alessandro ; Piccardi, Armando
Author_Institution :
NooEL-Nonlinear Opt. & Optoelectron. Lab., Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Liquid crystals in the nematic phase support light self-confinement via reorientational nonlinearity and nonlocality, yielding robust spatial solitons which can trap, switch and route optical signals. We review the major achievements in the field.
Keywords :
nematic liquid crystals; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; light localization; light routing; light self confinement; lignt steering; nematic liquid crystals; nematicons; reorientational nonlinearity; spatial soliton; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical interconnections; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Robustness; Routing; Voltage; (160.3710) Liquid crystals; (190.6135) Spatial solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
