Spatial solitons and modulational instability in the presence of large birefringence: the case of highly non-local liquid crystal
arXiv:physics/0512099 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.72.066614
Abstract
With reference to spatially non-local nematic liquid crystals, we develop a theory of optical spatial solitons and modulational instability in anisotropic media with arbitrarily large birefringence. Asymmetric spatial profiles and multivalued features are predicted for self-localized light versus walk-off angle. The results hold valid for generic self-focusing birefringent media and apply to large angle steering of individual and multiple self-trapped optical beams.
arXiv comment4 pages, 4 figures
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