Citation
Ma. Karpierz et al., Optical nonlinearity in liquid crystalline optical waveguides, ACT PHY P A, 95(5), 1999, pp. 783-792
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A
ISSN journal
05874246
→ ACNP
Volume
95
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
783 - 792
Database
ISI
SICI code
0587-4246(199905)95:5<783:ONILCO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The analysis of optical orientational nonlinearity in nematic liquid crysta
lline planar waveguides is presented. The analyzed nonlinearity leads to un
ique properties that are not observed in other types of nonlinear waveguide
s. Theoretical results ale confirmed by experimental data obtained in liqui
d crystalline directional couplers and in the self-focusing effect observed
in the planar liquid crystalline waveguides.