All-optical and electro-optical switches based on the interaction with disclination lines in chiral nematic liquid crystals

被引：5
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作者：
Laudyn, U. A. [1 ]
Kwasny, M. [1 ]
Sala, F. A. [1 ]
Karpierz, M. A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Warsaw Univ Technol, Fac Phys, Koszykowa 75, PL-00662 Warsaw, Poland
来源：
JOURNAL OF OPTICS | 2016年 / 18卷 / 05期
关键词：
nematic liquid crystals; chiral nematic liquid crystals; spatial solitons; LIGHT-BEAM PROPAGATION; SPATIAL SOLITONS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE SOLITONS; NONLINEAR INTERFACES; REORIENTATION; PARTICLE;
D O I：
10.1088/2040-8978/18/5/054011
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We outline the main features of spatial solitons called nematicons in chiral nematic liquid crystal confined in a wedge cell. We focus on electro-optic readdressing via the interaction with the disclination line to obtain highly steerable beam propagation. Nematicons can be effectively deviated by using the electro-optics response of the medium leading to voltage-control reconfiguration of light-induced guided-wave circuits and signal readdressing.
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