• DocumentCode
    733866
  • Title

    Observation of Einstein´s Rings and optical gravitational collimation

  • Author

    Chong Sheng ; Bekenstein, Rivka ; Hiu Liu ; Shining Zhu ; Segev, Mordechai

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. & Phys., Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally observe Einstein´s Rings caused by gravitational lensing by designing a refractive index profile analogous to the curvature of a star. We employ the experiment to produce collimated optical beams in homogenous media.
  • Keywords
    gravitational lenses; refractive index; Einsteins rings; collimated optical beams; gravitational lensing; optical gravitational collimation; refractive index profile; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184309