Coherent and incoherent spatial solitons in bulk nematic liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 375, Issue , 2002, Pages 617-629

  Assanto, G ^a   Peccianti, M ^a   Umeton, C ^b   De Luca, A ^b   Khoo, I C ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical steering; Incoherent spatial solitons; Liquid crystals; Spatial solitons

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLITONS; SWITCHING;

ALL-OPTICAL STEERING; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPOGATION; OPTICAL INTENSITIES; SPATIAL SOLITONS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0242454829     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250210570     Document Type: Conference Paper

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