Spatial solitons in liquid crystal light valves
A. Piccardi, U. Bortolozzo, S. Residori and G. Assanto
Opt. Lett. 34 (6), 737-739 (2009)
Abstract:
Liquid-crystal light valves can control the orientation of a nematic layer under the independent or combined action of applied voltage and impinging light intensity; hence, they offer a unique environment for the propagation of spatial optical solitons or nematicons. We demonstrate nematicon excitation, propagation, and steering in photoconductive light valves.