{"product_id":"nematicons-isbn-9780470907245","title":"Nematicons","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book of its kind to introduce the fundamentals, basic features and models, potential applications and novel phenomena and its important applications in liquid crystal technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognized leader in the field Gaetano Assanto outlines the peculiar characteristics of nematicons and the promise they have for the future growth of this captivating new field.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface xv  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Nematicons 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGaetano Assanto, Alessandro Alberucci, and Armando Piccardi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 Nematic Liquid Crystals 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 Nonlinear Optics and Solitons 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3 Initial Results on Light Self-Focusing in Liquid Crystals 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Models 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Scalar Perturbative Model 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Anisotropic Perturbative Model 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Numerical Simulations 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Nematicon Profile 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Gaussian Input 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Experimental Observations 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Nematicon–Nematicon Interactions 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 Modulational Instability 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Conclusions 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Features of Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQi Guo, Wei Hu, Dongmei Deng, Daquan Lu, and Shigen Ouyang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Phenomenological Theory of Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 The Nonlinearly Induced Refractive Index Change of Materials 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 From the Nonlocal Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equation to the Snyder–Mitchell Model 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 An Accessible Soliton of the Snyder–Mitchell Model 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4 Breather and Soliton Clusters of the Snyder–Mitchell Model 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5 Complex-Variable-Function Gaussian Breathers and Solitons 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.6 Self-Induced Fractional Fourier Transform 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Nonlocal Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Voltage-Controllable Characteristic Length of NLC 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Nematicons as Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 Nematicon–Nematicon Interactions 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Conclusion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2.A: Proof of the Equivalence of the Snyder–Mitchell Model (Eq. 2.16) and the Strongly Nonlocal Model (Eq. 2.11) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2.B: Perturbative Solution for a Single Soliton of the NNLSE (Eq. 2.4) in NLC 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Theoretical Approaches to Nonlinear Wave Evolution in Higher Dimensions 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntonmaria A. Minzoni and Noel F. Smyth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Simple Example of Multiple Scales Analysis 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Survey of Perturbation Methods for Solitary Waves 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Linearized Perturbation Theory for Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equation 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Modulation Theory: Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equation 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Radiation Loss 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Solitary Waves in Nematic Liquid Crystals: Nematicons 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Radiation Loss for The Nematicon Equations 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Choice of Trial Function 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Conclusions 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3.A: Integrals 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3.B: Shelf Radius 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Soliton Families in Strongly Nonlocal Media 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWei-Ping Zhong and Milivoj R. Beli¸c\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Mathematical Models 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 General 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Nonlocality Through Response Function 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Soliton Families in Strongly Nonlocal Nonlinear Media 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 One-Dimensional Hermite–Gaussian Spatial Solitons 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Two-Dimensional Laguerre–Gaussian Soliton Families 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Accessible Solitons in the General Model of Beam Propagation in NLC 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Two-Dimensional Self-Similar Hermite–Gaussian Spatial Solitons 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Two-Dimensional Whittaker Solitons 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Conclusions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. External Control of Nematicon Paths 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArmando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, and Gaetano Assanto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Basic Equations 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Nematicon Control with External Light Beams 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Interaction with Circular Spots 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Dielectric Interfaces 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Comments 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Voltage Control of Nematicon Walk-Off 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Out-of-Plane Steering of Nematicons 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 In-Plane Steering of Nematicon 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Voltage-Defined Interfaces 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Conclusions 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Dynamics of Optical Solitons in Bias-Free Nematic Liquid Crystals 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYana V. Izdebskaya, Anton S. Desyatnikov, and Yuri S. Kivshar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Summary 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 From One to Two Nematicons 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Counter-Propagating Nematicons 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Interaction of Nematicons with Curved Surfaces 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Multimode Nematicon-Induced Waveguides 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Dipole Azimuthons and Charge-Flipping 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Conclusions 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Interaction of Nematicons and Nematicon Clusters 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Garc´ýa-Reimbert, Antonmaria A. Minzoni, and Noel F. Smyth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Gravitation of Nematicons 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 In-Plane Interaction of Two-Color Nematicons 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Multidimensional Clusters 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Vortex Cluster Interactions 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusions 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Integrals 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. Nematicons in Light Valves 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefania Residori, Umberto Bortolozzo, Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci, and Gaetano Assanto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Reorientational Kerr Effect and Soliton Formation in Nematic Liquid Crystals 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Optically Induced Reorientational Nonlinearity 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Liquid Crystal Light Valves 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Cell Structure and Working Principle 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Optical Addressing in Transverse Configurations 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Spatial Solitons in Light Valves 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Stable Nematicons: Self-Guided Propagation in the Longitudinal Direction 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Tuning the Soliton Walk-Off 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Soliton Propagation in 3D Anisotropic Media: Model and Experiment 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.1 Optical Control of Nematicon Trajectories 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Soliton Gating and Switching by External Beams 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Conclusions and Perspectives 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Propagation of Light Confined via Thermo-Optical Effect in Nematic Liquid Crystals 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc Warenghem, Jean-Francois Blach, and Jean-Francois Henninot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 First Observation in NLC 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Characterization and Nonlocality Measurement 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Thermal Versus Orientational Self-Waveguides 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Applications 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Bent Waveguide 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 Fluorescence Recovery 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Conclusions 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. Discrete Light Propagation in Arrays of Liquid Crystalline Waveguides 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatarzyna A. Rutkowska, Gaetano Assanto, and Miroslaw A. Karpierz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Discrete Systems 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Waveguide Arrays in Nematic Liquid Crystals 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Discrete Diffraction and Discrete Solitons 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Optical Multiband Vector Breathers 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Nonlinear Angular Steering 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Landau–Zener Tunneling 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Bloch Oscillations 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Conclusions 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. Power-Dependent Nematicon Self-Routing 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Alberucci, Armando Piccardi, and Gaetano Assanto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Nematicons: Governing Equations 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Perturbative Regime 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Highly Nonlinear Regime 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.3 Simplified (1 + 1)D Model in a Planar Cell 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Single-Hump Nematicon Profiles 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 (2 + 1)D Complete Model 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 (1 + 1)D Simplified Model 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Actual Experiments: Role of Losses 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 BPM (1 + 1)D Simulations 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Experiments 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Nematicon Self-Steering in Dye-Doped NLC 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Boundary Effects 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Nematicon Self-Steering Through Interaction with Linear Inhomogeneities 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.1 Interfaces: Goos-H¨anchen Shift 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.2 Finite-Size Defects: Nematicon Self-Escape 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Conclusions 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12. Twisted and Chiral Nematicons 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUrszula A. Laudyn and Miroslaw A. Karpierz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Chiral and Twisted Nematics 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Theoretical Model 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Experimental Results 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Nematicons in a Single Layer 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Asymmetric Configuration 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3 Multilayer Propagation 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4 Influence of an External Electric Field 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.5 Guiding Light by Light 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.6 Nematicon Interaction 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Discrete Diffraction 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Conclusions 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. Time Dependence of Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeroen Beeckman and Kristiaan Neyts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Temporal Behavior of Different Nonlinearities and Governing Equations 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.1 Reorientational Nonlinearity 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.2 Thermal Nonlinearity 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.3 Other Nonlinearities 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Formation of Reorientational Solitons 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.1 Bias Voltage Switching Time 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.2 Soliton Formation Time 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.3 Experimental Observation of Soliton Formation 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.4 Influence of Flow Effects 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Conclusions 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14. Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Light Bullets in Nematic Liquid Crystals 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarco Peccianti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.1 (2 + 1 + 1)D Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Kerr Media 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Optical Propagation Under Multiple Nonlinear Contributions 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.1 Multiple Nonlinearities and Space–Time Decoupling of the Nonlinear Dynamics 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.2 Suitable Excitation Conditions 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Accessible Light Bullets 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.1 From Nematicons to Spatiotemporal Solitons 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.2 Experimental Conditions for Accessible Bullets Observation 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Temporal Modulation Instability in Nematicons 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Soliton-Enhanced Frequency Conversion 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusions 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15. Vortices in Nematic Liquid Crystals 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntonmaria A. Minzoni, Luke W. Sciberras, Noel F. Smyth, and Annette L. Worthy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Stabilization of Vortices in Nonlocal, Nonlinear Media 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Vortex in a Bounded Cell 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Stabilization of Vortices by Vortex–Beam Interaction 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Azimuthally Dependent Vortices 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Conclusions 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16. Dispersive Shock Waves in Reorientational and Other Optical Media 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim R. Marchant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Governing Equations and Modulational Instability 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Existing Experimental and Numerical Results 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Analytical Solutions for Defocusing Equations 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Analytical Solutions for Focusing Equations 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5.1 The 1 + 1 Dimensional Semianalytical Soliton 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5.2 Uniform Soliton Theory 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5.3 Comparisons with Numerical Solutions 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Conclusions 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGAETANO ASSANTO, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Optoelectronics at the University of Rome, where he heads the Nonlinear Optics and OptoElectronics Lab. He is Fellow of the Optical Society of America and a Senior Member of the IEEE Photonics Society.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pioneer in the field presents the first book on nematicons, spatial optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLittle more than a decade after they were first demonstrated, nematicons have become an important area of research worldwide. This wide-ranging introduction is the first comprehensive collection of scientific work on optical spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals, where they have been observed at powers of the order of milliwatts or lower, and have shown remarkable and peculiar features as compared to solitons in other media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNematicons: Spatial Optical Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals\u003c\/i\u003e features information on the background physics and relevant mathematics as well as numerical modeling, experimental approaches and results, and applications. It combines a review of the field with a considerable amount of original material as well as background information on liquid crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind resource:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores nematicons' nonlocal features, including their modeling, and experimental results on their mutual interactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeals with models and numerics on light localization and spatial solitons, with emphasis on nematicons and their guiding properties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses experimental as well as theoretical work on nematicons and their trajectories, which can be modified in various ways and in several configurations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the physics and properties of nonlinear reorientation and thermo-optically localized waves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderlines the role of electronic nonlinearities and their synergy with reorientation in nematic liquid crystals, pinpointing the possibility of spatio-temporal solitons in these materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplete with a vast bibliography of all the existing work in spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals as well as actual photographs from experiments, \u003ci\u003eNematicons\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable tool for scientists, students, and scholars working on light localization and solitons, as well as on nonlinear optics in liquid crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989679751397,"sku":"NP9780470907245","price":173.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470907245.jpg?v=1761785077","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nematicons-isbn-9780470907245","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}