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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771736
