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Formation and stability of vortex solitons in nematic liquid crystals

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2021

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Jung, Pawel S
Izdebskaya, Yana
Shvedov, Vladlen
Christodoulides, Demetrios N
Krolikowski, Wieslaw

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Optical Society of America

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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 the 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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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/289740

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ANU Research Publications

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Optics Letters

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Journal article

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10.1364/OL.410800

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2099-12-31

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