• 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