Non linearly induced self waveguiding structure in dye doped nematic liquid crystals confined in capillaries

Optics Express

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 483-490

  Warenghem, M ^a   Henninot, J F ^a   Abbate, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; FIBER LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; WAVEGUIDES;

MULTIFOCUS REGIME; OPTICALLY-INDUCED REORIENTATION; SATURATED ORIENTATION;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0001063627     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.2.000483     Document Type: Article

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