• DocumentCode
    2578408
  • Title

    Fibre-optical analogue of the event horizon

  • Author

    Leonhardt, U. ; Philbin, T.G. ; Kuklewicz, C.E. ; Robertson, S. ; Hill, S. ; Konig, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of St Andrews, St. Andrews
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    12-14 Jan. 2009
  • Firstpage
    219
  • Lastpage
    220
  • Abstract
    The authors propose to apply nonlinear fibre optics for observing Hawking radiation in artificial black holes. These are not real black holes, but laboratory analogues of the event horizon that exhibit the essential properties of the horizon.
  • Keywords
    black holes; optical fibres; Hawking radiation; artificial black holes; event horizon; nonlinear fibre optics; Astrophysics; Marine animals; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics; Quantum mechanics; Refractive index; Rivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
  • Conference_Location
    Innsbruck
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2610-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2611-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771736
  • Filename
    4771736
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2578408