Signal processing by opto-optical interactions between self-localized and free propagating beams in liquid crystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Pasquazi, Alessia ^a   Alberucci, Alessandro ^a   Peccianti, Marco ^a   Assanto, Gaetano ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ANGULAR STEERING; CONTROL BEAM PROPAGATING; FREE PROPAGATING BEAMS; OPTICAL INTERACTIONS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 29744469208     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2158026     Document Type: Article

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