Abstract / Description of output
The study of propagating light beams in liquid crystals, i.e., soft-matter encompassing optical birefringence, nonlocality, anisotropy and all-optical, as well as electro-optic, magneto-optic and thermo-optic responses, has been the subject of extensive experimental and theoretical investigations. These studies encompass light beams in liquid crystals, with applications including imaging, modulation, signal processing, display architectures, lasers, sensors and so on [1]. Owing to such wide-ranging importance, comprehensive papers are available in the literature on the optics and photonics of liquid crystals with reference to solitary waves, random lasing, topological and spin–orbit interactions of light, to cite just a few [2–5]. This Special Issue collates articles of theoretical and applied relevance to liquid
crystals in the nematic phase, including one- and two-dimensional waveguides, bulk and periodic geometries and electro-optic and opto-optical phenomena. A brief summary is provided below.
crystals in the nematic phase, including one- and two-dimensional waveguides, bulk and periodic geometries and electro-optic and opto-optical phenomena. A brief summary is provided below.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Basel |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
| Number of pages | 117 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-0365-5123-4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-0365-5124-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Aug 2022 |