The influence of pitch and birefringence on nematicon propagation at the disclination lines in chiral nematic liquid crystals
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https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v6i4.536Abstract
In this work we study the influence of pitch and birefringence on nematicon propagation at the disclination lines in a wedge shaped planarly oriented sample. We demonstrate that changing the structure parameters can be employed for efficient bending of the soliton trajectory, as a result of reflection.Full Text: PDF
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2014-12-31
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Kwaśny, M., Klus, B., & Laudyn, U. A. (2014). The influence of pitch and birefringence on nematicon propagation at the disclination lines in chiral nematic liquid crystals. Photonics Letters of Poland, 6(4), pp. 154–156. https://doi.org/10.4302/photon. lett. pl.v6i4.536
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