Spatial solitons and modulational instability in the presence of large birefringence: the case of highly nonlocal liquid crystals.
With reference to spatially nonlocal 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.
Centro studi e ricerche "Enrico Fermi," Via Panisperna 89/A, 00184, Rome, Italy. claudio.conti@phys.uniroma1.it
Claudio
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Conti
Marco
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Peccianti
Gaetano
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Assanto