Nematicon-enhanced spontaneous symmetry breaking
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-65 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 649 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 24 May 2017 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
We investigate topological and optical spontaneous symmetry breaking in nematic liquid crystals subject to the Fréedericksz transition. Specular nematicon states couple to mirrored distributions of the director due to symmetry breaking, with transverse velocities controlled by beam power in the strong nonlinear regime. Hysteresis in transverse velocity versus incidence angle is observed in the soliton regime.
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Keywords
- liquid crystals, nonlinear optics, solitons, Spontaneous symmetry breaking