Thermo-optic soliton routing in nematic liquid crystals

Optics Letters
Urszula A LaudynGaetano Assanto

Abstract

We demonstrate thermo-optic control on the propagation of optical spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals. By varying the sample temperature, both linear and nonlinear optical properties of the reorientational material are modulated by acting on the refractive indices, the birefringence, and the elastic response. As a result, both the trajectory and transverse confinement of spatial solitons can be adjusted, demonstrating an effective means to tune and readdress self-induced optical waveguides.

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Citations

Jan 16, 2019·Optics Letters·Konrad CyprychWieslaw Krolikowski
May 2, 2019·Optics Letters·Urszula A LaudynGaetano Assanto
Sep 29, 2018·Materials·Urszula A LaudynGaetano Assanto
Jan 16, 2019·Optics Letters·Urszula A LaudynGaetano Assanto
Jan 23, 2020·Physical Review. E·Gaetano AssantoNoel F Smyth
Apr 15, 2020·Optics Letters·Michał KwaśnyUrszula A Laudyn

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