Simulation of 2-D lateral light propagation in nematic-liquid-crystal cells with tilted molecules and nonlinear reorientational effect

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 95-106

  Beeckman, Jeroen ^a   Neyts, Kristiaan ^a   Hutsebaut, Xavier ^b   Cambournac, Cyril ^b   Haelterman, Marc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Liquid crystals; Optical anisotropy; Optical nonlinearity; Spatial optical solitons

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; POLARIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHODS; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; OPTICAL NONLINEARITY; SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 21344470464     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-005-1126-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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