Guilhem Poy (Avtor), Andrew J. Hess (Avtor), Ivan I. Smalyukh (Avtor), Slobodan Žumer (Avtor)

Povzetek

We experimentally and numerically show that chirality can play a major role in the nonlinear optical response of soft birefringent materials, by studying the nonlinear propagation of laser beams in frustrated cholesteric liquid crystal samples. Such beams exhibit a periodic nonlinear response associated with a bouncing pattern for the optical fields, as well as a self-focusing effect enhanced by the chirality of the birefringent material. Our results open new possible designs of nonlinear optical devices with low power consumption and tunable interactions with localized topological solitons.

Ključne besede

fizika mehke snovi;tekoči kristali;optika;soft matter physics;liquid crystals;optics;

Podatki

Jezik: Angleški jezik
Leto izida:
Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija: UL FMF - Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko
UDK: 538.9
COBISS: 24983555 Povezava se bo odprla v novem oknu
ISSN: 0031-9007
Št. ogledov: 1588
Št. prenosov: 201
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Sekundarni jezik: Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede: fizika mehke snovi;tekoči kristali;optika;
Strani: str. 077801-1-077801-6
Letnik: ǂVol. ǂ125
Zvezek: ǂiss. ǂ7
Čas izdaje: 2020
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.077801
ID: 11950250