Observation of out-coupling of a nematicon

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-267

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

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lateral light propagation; Liquid crystals; Optical spatial solitons

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; SOLITONS;

COUPLED BEAMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; OPTICAL SPATIAL SOLITONS; SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS; WALK-OFF;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33845592427     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11772-006-0034-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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