Optical isolation via direction-dependent soliton routing in birefringent soft matter
Publication Name
Optics Letters
Abstract
We introduce optical isolation based on reorientational solitary waves in nonuniformly oriented uniaxial soft matter, namely nematic liquid crystals. A longitudinally nonsymmetric angular distribution of the optic axis provides the system with direction-dependent routing, resulting in an all-optical diode owing to input-side sensitive steering. Numerical experiments demonstrate the phenomenon and its effectiveness in realistic samples.
Volume
47
Issue
11
First Page
2782
Last Page
2785