University of Rome "Roma Tre", Department of Electronic Engineering, INFN, CNISM
The University "Roma Tre", established in 1992, has developed with NooEL a strong commitment in Optoelectronics and Photonics, carrying out advanced research in several areas of nonlinear optics, nanophotonics and near infrared detection.
Publication highlights
A. Piccardi, A. Alberucci, N. Tabiryan and G. Assanto, Dark Nematicons, Opt. Lett. 36 (8), 1456-8 (2011)
Abstract:
We experimentally demonstrate and model dark spatial solitons in azo-doped liquid crystals, in the presence of saturation and nonlocality of the effective nonlinearity due to changes in molecular order. The guiding properties of dark solitons are probed with a weak input of different wavelength
O. Descalzi, M. Clerc, S. Residori, G. Assanto, (Eds.), Localized States in Physics: Solitons and Patterns , Springer 2011
Abstract:
Systems driven far from thermodynamic equilibrium can create dissipative structures through the spontaneous breaking of symmetries. A particularly fascinating feature of these pattern-forming systems is their tendency to produce spatially confined states. These localized wave packets can exist as propagating entities through space and/or time. Various examples of such systems will be dealt with in this book, including localized states in fluids, chemical reactions on surfaces, neural networks, optical systems, granular systems, population models, and Bose-Einstein condensates.This book should appeal to all physicists, mathematicians and electrical engineers interested in localization in far-from-equilibrium systems. The authors - all recognized experts in their fields - strive to achieve a balance between theoretical and experimental considerations thereby giving an overview of fascinating physical principles, their manifestations in diverse systems, and the novel technical applications on the horizon.
Conferences
Recent
Group IV Photonics
SICL Annual meeting 2011
OLC 2011