DocumentCode
1688424
Title
Dynamical pair production in optical waveguide arrays
Author
Dreisow, F. ; Longhi, S. ; Nolte, S. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Szameit, A.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present the dynamical creation of electron-positron pairs due the instability of the quantum vacuum. We observed this effect in an optical model system which is an array fabricated by femtosecond laser direct inscription.
Keywords
electron pairs; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; dynamical pair production; electron-positron pairs; femtosecond laser direct inscription; optical model system; optical waveguide arrays; quantum vacuum instability; Elementary particle vacuum; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical superlattices; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326976
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