One-dimensional simulation of field-induced director reorientation and lateral light propagation in liquid crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5249, Issue , 2004, Pages 577-585

  Beeckman, J ^a   Neyts, K ^a   Hutsebaut, X ^b   Haelterman, M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Guided wave optics; Liquid crystals; Optical spatial solitons; Switching

Indexed keywords

GUIDED-WAVE OPTICS; OPTICAL SPATIAL SOLITONS;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FREE ENERGY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 1942456776     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.513878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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