Higher-Dimensionality Caustics Owing To Competing Reorientation Of A Liquid Crystal By Laser Beams

    Authors

    N. V. Tabiryan; B. Y. Zeldovich; M. Kreuzer; T. Vogeler;T. Tschudi

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

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

    Keywords

    Optics

    Abstract

    Formation of hyperbolic umbilic caustics is observed experimentally in the far-field zone as a result of self- and mutual-phase modulation of laser beams by means of competing reorientation of a nematic liquid crystal. The interference pattern reveals maximum response for an unusually small (approximate to 5 degrees) angle of light refraction into the cell. It is thus demonstrated that higher-order diffraction catastrophes can be induced and controlled by nonlinear optical processes. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

    Volume

    13

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-1996

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1426

    Last Page

    1430

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1996UY47500012

    ISSN

    0740-3224

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