Title

Nonlocal incoherent spatial solitons in liquid crystals

Authors

Authors

K. G. Makris; H. Sarkissian; D. N. Christodoulides;G. Assanto

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B-Opt. Phys.

Keywords

SATURABLE NONLINEAR MEDIA; LIGHT-BEAMS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS; MODULATION INSTABILITY; COHERENCE PROPERTIES; SOLITARY WAVES; SELF-ACTION; PROPAGATION; DYNAMICS; BRIGHT; Optics

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the properties of spatial partially incoherent solitons in nematic liquid-crystal cells. Following the self-consistent multimode approach, we obtain nonlocal spatial incoherent soliton solutions in such noninstantaneous nonlinear media in closed form. The effect of nonlocality on the coherence properties of these self-trapped states is studied in detail. Pertinent examples are provided. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

Volume

22

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/josab.22.001371

Language

English

First Page

1371

Last Page

1377

WOS Identifier

WOS:000230355400006

ISSN

0740-3224

Recommended Citation

"Nonlocal incoherent spatial solitons in liquid crystals" (2005). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 5447.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/5447