Magnetic routing of light-induced waveguides

Nematic liquid crystals are frequently used as a reconfigurable material to control light propagation and as a nonlinear medium supporting solitons. Here, the authors demonstrate steering of such solitons in bulk nematic liquid crystals without lateral anchoring by external magnetic fields.

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Main Authors: Yana Izdebskaya, Vladlen Shvedov, Gaetano Assanto, Wieslaw Krolikowski
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/18a0a3def33b49b183291755e8317f2f
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Summary:Nematic liquid crystals are frequently used as a reconfigurable material to control light propagation and as a nonlinear medium supporting solitons. Here, the authors demonstrate steering of such solitons in bulk nematic liquid crystals without lateral anchoring by external magnetic fields.