Topological steering of light by nematic vortices and analogy to cosmic strings
Cuiling Meng, Jin-Sheng Wu, Ivan I. Smalyukh
Topics & Concepts
VortexOptical vortexPhysicsLiquid crystalPhotonicsBirefringenceLight beamBeam steeringOpticsLight coneTopological defectSpatial light modulatorNonlinear opticsTopology (electrical circuits)Beam (structure)LaserCondensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsMechanicsMathematicsCombinatoricsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation