All-optical event horizon in an optical analog of a Laval nozzle

M. Elazar; V. Fleurov; S. Bar-Ad

doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.063821

All-optical event horizon in an optical analog of a Laval nozzle

M. Elazar, V. Fleurov, S. Bar-Ad

School of Physics and Astronomy

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

Exploiting the fact that light propagation in defocusing nonlinear media can mimic the transonic flow of an equivalent fluid, we demonstrate experimentally the formation of an all-optical event horizon in a waveguide structure akin to a hydrodynamic Laval nozzle. The analog event horizon which forms at the nozzle throat is suggested as a platform for analogous gravity experiments.

Original language	English
Article number	063821
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	86
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.063821
State	Published - 18 Dec 2012

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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All-optical event horizon in an optical analog of a Laval nozzle

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