Self-trapping of light via the Pancharatnam-Berry phase

Chandroth P. Jisha,Alessandro Alberucci,Stefan Nolte

Self-trapping of light via the Pancharatnam-Berry phase

2018

Chandroth P. Jisha
Alessandro Alberucci
Stefan Nolte

We discover a new type of light self-trapping based upon the Pancharatnam-Berry phase. These waves need a rotation of the optical axis dependent on the input light intensity, such as liquid crystals.

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Trapping
Optical axis
Liquid crystal
Soliton (optics)
Condensed matter physics
Circular polarization
Refractive index
Phase modulation
Geometric phase
Physics
light intensity
Materials science
Molecular physics

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