From bulk janossy effect to nonlinear self wave-guiding or spatial soliton in dye-doped liquid crystals

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-360

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLITONS; WAVEGUIDES;

DYE ABSORPTION; DYE DOPED LIQUID CRYSTAL; LARGE OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES; NONLINEAR EFFECT; OPTICAL COUPLINGS; OPTICALLY INDUCED; SPATIAL SOLITONS; THERMAL CONTRIBUTIONS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0033456503     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218863599000242     Document Type: Article

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