Dynamic Transition from Branched Flow of Light to Beam Steering in Disordered Nematic Liquid Crystal

• Published in: Laser & photonics reviews Vol. 18; no. 10
• Main Authors: Yu, Xiao, Chang, Shan‐Shan, Wang, Zi‐Ye, Liu, Jiao, Tang, Xing‐Zhou, Chen, Jin‐Hui, Li, Bing‐Xiang, Lu, Yan‐Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Beam steering; branched flow of light; Crystal defects; Density; Light beams; Liquid crystals; Nematic crystals; soft matter photonics; topological defects; Topology

Orientational ordered soft matter possessing diverse microstructures has become a focal point of scientific research and technological exploration, thanks to its advancements in serving as an indispensable optical platform enabling propagation of light with multidimensional and manipulatable states....