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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Light Self-Localization and Power-Dependent Steering in Anisotropic Dielectrics: Spatial Solitons in Uniaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals

Authors : Alessandro Alberucci, Gaetano Assanto

Published in: Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Self-Trapping, and Josephson Oscillations

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

We discuss nonlinear propagation of light beams in anisotropic media, addressing the role of nonlocality and nonlinearity in power-dependent beam self-steering. With specific reference to spatial solitons in positive uniaxial nematic liquid crystals (i.e. nematicons), we describe soliton self-acceleration through reorientational response and nonlinear walk-off.

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Footnotes
1
In this work we will use the terms soliton and solitary waves interchangeably, even though in mathematical physics they can refer to distinct wave entities.
 
2
Nematicons could propagate even in negative uniaxial NLC, the only difference being the sign of the torque. To our knowledge, no experimental observation was reported in this case.
 
3
Hereby we ignore wavevector deflections associated with asymmetric boundary conditions.
 
4
This is true for the given anisotropy; see [50] for a complete discussion on the role played by the anisotropy \(\varvec{\epsilon}_a\) on nematicon properties.
 
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Metadata
Title
Light Self-Localization and Power-Dependent Steering in Anisotropic Dielectrics: Spatial Solitons in Uniaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals
Authors
Alessandro Alberucci
Gaetano Assanto
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Self-Trapping, and Josephson Oscillations

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-21206-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-21207-9

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/10091_2012_23

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