Optical analogue of the event horizon demonstrated with microstructured fibers - art. no. 69871C

Thomas G. Philbin; Chris Kuklewicz; Scott Robertson; Stephen Hill; Friedrich Koenig; Ulf Leonhardt

Optical analogue of the event horizon demonstrated with microstructured fibers - art. no. 69871C

Thomas G. Philbin, Chris Kuklewicz, Scott Robertson, Stephen Hill, Friedrich Koenig, Ulf Leonhardt

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

Black holes are like space-time rivers: their geometry can be viewed as if space were a moving medium rushing towards their singularities. Horizons are formed where the flow speed exceeds the speed of light, such that nothing can escape anymore. Realizing this idea with ultrashort pulses in microstructured optical fibers, we performed the first experimental demonstration of an artificial event horizon in optics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	METAMATERIALS III
Editors	NP Johnson, E Ozbay, NI Zheludev, RW Ziolkowski
Place of Publication	BELLINGHAM
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	C9871-C9871
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-0-8194-7185-7
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Conference on Metamaterials III - Strasbourg Duration: 7 Apr 2008 → 10 Apr 2008

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Conference	Conference on Metamaterials III
City	Strasbourg
Period	7/04/08 → 10/04/08

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