Electrically assisted self-confinement and waveguiding in planar nematic liquid crystal cells
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- 28 June 2000
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 77 (1) , 7-9
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.126859
Abstract
We report on spatial soliton formation and self/cross waveguiding in planar cells containing a nematic liquid crystal in the presence of an externally applied voltage. Self-confinement and cross-induced guidance are demonstrated with an Argon ion laser (514 nm) and a helium–neon probe (633 nm), respectively, over millimeter lengths and with milliwatt pump powers.Keywords
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