Spatial solitons in liquid-crystal light valves.

Opt Lett

NooEL-Nonlinear Optics and OptoElectronics Lab, University Roma Tre, CNISM & INFN, Rome, Italy.

Published: March 2009

Liquid-crystal light valves can control the orientation of a nematic layer under the independent or combined action of applied voltage and impinging light intensity; hence, they offer a unique environment for the propagation of spatial optical solitons or nematicons. We demonstrate nematicon excitation, propagation, and steering in photoconductive light valves.

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