Observation of spatial optical solitons launched in biased and bias-free polymer-stabilized nematics

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1122-1129

  Blach, Jean François ^a   Henninot, Jean François ^a   Petit, Mohammed ^b   Daoudi, Abdelylah ^b   Warenghem, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MOLECULES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION; SOLITONS;

LIQUID-CRYSTAL MOLECULES; POLYMER-STABILIZED NEMATICS; SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 34250768265     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001122     Document Type: Article

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