Nonlocality-controlled interaction of spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals

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dc.creatorHu, Wei
dc.creatorZhang, Tao
dc.creatorGuo, Qi
dc.creatorXuan, Li
dc.creatorLan, Sheng
dc.date2006-02-24
dc.date2006-03-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:04:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:04:10Z
dc.descriptionWe demonstrate experimentally that the interactions between a pair of nonlocal spatial optical solitons in a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) can be controlled by the degree of nonlocality. For a given beam width, the degree of nonlocality can be modulated by varying the pretilt angle of NLC molecules via the change of the bias. When the pretilt angle is smaller than pi/4, the nonlocality is strong enough to guarantee the independence of the interactions on the phase difference of the solitons. As the pretilt angle increases, the degree of nonlocality decreases. When the degree is below its critical value, the two solitons behavior in the way like their local counterpart: the two in-phase solitons attract and the two out-of-phase solitons repulse.
dc.description3 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0602174
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0602174
dc.identifierApplied Physics Letters 89, 071111 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2337268
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/109258
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleNonlocality-controlled interaction of spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals
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