Optical Nonlinearity in Liquid Crystalline Optical Waveguides

• Authors: M. Karpierz , A. Domański , M. Sierakowski , M. Swillo , T. Woliński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The analysis of optical orientational nonlinearity in nematic liquid crystalline planar waveguides is presented. The analyzed nonlinearity leads to unique properties that are not observed in other types of nonlinear waveguides. Theoretical results are confirmed by experimental data obtained in liquid crystalline directional couplers and in the self-focusing effect observed in the planar liquid crystalline waveguides.

Keywords

EN

42.65.Wi; 42.70.Df

Discipline

• 42.65.Wi: Nonlinear waveguides
• 42.70.Df: Liquid crystals(for structure of liquid crystals, see 61.30.-v)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1999
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 783-792

Dates

published

1999-05

Contributors

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M. Karpierz

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

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A. Domański

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

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M. Sierakowski

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

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M. Swillo

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

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T. Woliński

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.95.783