Accelerated optical solitons in reorientational media with transverse invariance and longitudinally modulated birefringence
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Yksityiskohdat
Alkuperäiskieli | Englanti |
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Artikkeli | 023810 |
Julkaisu | Physical Review A |
Vuosikerta | 98 |
Numero | 2 |
DOI - pysyväislinkit | |
Tila | Julkaistu - 7 elokuuta 2018 |
OKM-julkaisutyyppi | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli |
Tiivistelmä
We demonstrate that reorientational spatial solitons can curve when propagating in a medium with engineered walk-off along the direction of propagation. In this regard, we employ nematic liquid crystals with molecular anchoring defined by electron-beam lithography and optic axis distribution modulated in the longitudinal direction only, keeping the transverse orientation constant. The experimental results are in remarkably good agreement with a simple modulation theory based on momentum conservation.