Formation and stability of vortex solitons in nematic liquid crystals.

Autor: Jung PS, Izdebskaya YV, Shvedov VG, Christodoulides DN, Krolikowski W
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2021 Jan 01; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 62-65.
DOI: 10.1364/OL.410800
Abstrakt: We study the propagation dynamics of bright optical vortex solitons in nematic liquid crystals with a nonlocal reorientational nonlinear response. We investigate the role of optical birefringence on the stability of these solitons. In agreement with recent experimental observations, we show that the birefringence-induced astigmatism can eventually destabilize these vortex solitons. However, for low and moderate birefringence, vortex solitons can propagate stably over experimentally relevant distances.
Databáze: MEDLINE