Soliton gating and switching in liquid crystal light valve
- 15 February 2010
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 96 (7) , 071104
Abstract
Using a photoconductive light valve with nematic liquid crystals, we introduce a versatile platform for the excitation and routing of spatial optical solitons, with external beams controlling the whereabouts of the underlying all-optically induced waveguides and their spatial dynamics. Using this all-optical control of soliton trajectory, we demonstrate a NOR gate, an XNOR, and a Boolean half-adder.Keywords
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