Incoherent spatial solitary waves in nematic liquid crystals
- 15 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 26 (22) , 1791-1793
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.26.001791
Abstract
-dimensional spatial solitary waves are generated by launching of milliwatt-power linearly polarized light beams in voltage-biased planar cells with undoped nematic liquid crystals, regardless of the degree of spatial coherence of the input. Coherent and incoherent self-trapping, as well as guidance of a weaker copolarized signal, is demonstrated.
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