Formation and stability of vortex solitons in nematic liquid crystals
Optics
2022-01-25 v1
Abstract
We study the propagation dynamics of bright optical vortex solitons in nematic liquid crystals with a nonlocal reorientational nonlinear response. We investigate the role of optical birefringence on the stability of these solitons. In agreement with recent experimental observations, we show that birefringence-induced astigmatism can eventually destabilize these vortex solitons. However, for low and moderate birefringence, vortex solitons can propagate stably over experimentally relevant distances.
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@article{arxiv.2201.09126,
title = {Formation and stability of vortex solitons in nematic liquid crystals},
author = {Pawel S. Jung and Yana V. Izdebskaya and Vladlen G. Shvedov and Demetrios N. Christodoulides and Wieslaw Krolikowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.09126},
year = {2022}
}