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    • Liquid crystal physics
    • Photonics

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    • Vortex solitons are optical beams with a phase singularity.
    • Nematic liquid crystals exhibit unique nonlinear optical properties.
    • Controlling light propagation in nonlinear media is crucial for optical technologies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To experimentally demonstrate the generation of stable vortex solitons (vortex nematicons) in nematic liquid crystals.
    • To investigate the role of material nonlocality and birefringence in vortex nematicon propagation.
    • To show the potential of vortex nematicons for light confinement and waveguiding.

    Main Methods:

    • Generation of vortex nematicons using extraordinary-wave beams in planar nematic liquid crystal cells.
    • Utilizing undoped liquid crystal samples to observe intrinsic nonlinear effects.
    • Employing a co-polarized probe signal to demonstrate waveguiding by the nonlinear vortex.

    Main Results:

    • Stable vortex nematicons were successfully generated without external electric or magnetic fields.
    • Material nonlocality and birefringence were identified as key factors enabling stable vortex soliton propagation.
    • Demonstrated confinement and waveguiding of an incoherent probe signal by the nonlinear vortex.

    Conclusions:

    • Stable vortex nematicons can be generated intrinsically in nematic liquid crystals.
    • Nonlocality and birefringence are essential for the stable propagation of these nonlinear optical vortices.
    • Vortex nematicons offer a promising platform for all-optical light manipulation and waveguiding.