دانلود کتاب Nematicons: Spatial Optical Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals

The first book of its kind to introduce the fundamentals, basic features and models, potential applications and novel phenomena and its important applications in liquid crystal technology.Recognized leader in the field Gaetano Assanto outlines the peculiar characteristics of nematicons and the promise they have for the future growth of this captivating new field.Content: Chapter 1 Nematicons (pages 1–36): Gaetano Assanto, Alessandro Alberucci and Armando PiccardiChapter 2 Features of Strongly Nonlocal Spatial Solitons (pages 37–69): Qi Guo, Wei Hu, Dongmei Deng, Daquan Lu and Shigen OuyangChapter 3 Theoretical Approaches to Nonlinear Wave Evolution in Higher Dimensions (pages 71–110): Antonmaria A. Minzoni and Noel F. SmythChapter 4 Soliton Families in Strongly Nonlocal Media (pages 111–138): Wei?Ping Zhong and Milivoj R. BelicChapter 5 External Control of Nematicon Paths (pages 139–158): Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci and Gaetano AssantoChapter 6 Dynamics of Optical Solitons in Bias?Free Nematic Liquid Crystals (pages 159–176): Yana V. Izdebskaya, Anton S. Desyatnikov and Yuri S. KivsharChapter 7 Interaction of Nematicons and Nematicon Clusters (pages 177–208): Catherine Garcia?Reimbert, Antonmaria A. Minzoni and Noel F. SmythChapter 8 Nematicons in Light Valves (pages 209–231): Stefania Residori, Umberto Bortolozzo, Armando Piccardi, Alessandro Alberucci and Gaetano AssantoChapter 9 Propagation of Light Confined via Thermo?Optical Effect in Nematic Liquid Crystals (pages 233–253): Marc Warenghem, Jean?Francois Blach and Jean?Francois HenninotChapter 10 Discrete Light Propagation in Arrays of Liquid Crystalline Waveguides (pages 255–277): Katarzyna A. Rutkowska, Gaetano Assanto and Miroslaw A. KarpierzChapter 11 Power?Dependent Nematicon Self?Routing (pages 279–307): Alessandro Alberucci, Armando Piccardi and Gaetano AssantoChapter 12 Twisted and Chiral Nematicons (pages 309–325): Urszula A. Laudyn and Miroslaw A. KarpierzChapter 13 Time Dependence of Spatial Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals (pages 327–346): Jeroen Beeckman and Kristiaan NeytsChapter 14 Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Light Bullets in Nematic Liquid Crystals (pages 347–359): Marco PecciantiChapter 15 Vortices in Nematic Liquid Crystals (pages 361–390): Antonmaria A. Minzoni, Luke W. Sciberras, Noel F. Smyth and Annette L. WorthyChapter 16 Dispersive Shock Waves in Reorientational and Other Optical Media (pages 391–409): Tim R. Marchant