We analyze the angular steering of self-confined light beams, i.e., spatial solitons, in nematic liquid crystals exploiting both their electro-optic response and reorientational nonlinearity. A bias-induced interface is obtained with comb electrodes in a planar cell, applying two distinct voltages to control the spatial distribution of the optic axis. The configuration allows spatial solitons to propagate in a plane and maximize their deflection via refraction and total internal reflection, with an overall deflection of 70° in standard E7. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
Large electro-optic beam steering with nematicons / Barboza, Raouf; Alberucci, Alessandro; Assanto, Gaetano. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - ELETTRONICO. - 36:14(2011), pp. 2725-2727. [10.1364/OL.36.002725]
Large electro-optic beam steering with nematicons
Raouf Barboza;
2011-01-01
Abstract
We analyze the angular steering of self-confined light beams, i.e., spatial solitons, in nematic liquid crystals exploiting both their electro-optic response and reorientational nonlinearity. A bias-induced interface is obtained with comb electrodes in a planar cell, applying two distinct voltages to control the spatial distribution of the optic axis. The configuration allows spatial solitons to propagate in a plane and maximize their deflection via refraction and total internal reflection, with an overall deflection of 70° in standard E7. © 2011 Optical Society of America.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
