• DocumentCode
    690078
  • Title

    An event horizon in an optical analog of a Laval nozzle

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate experimentally an optical event horizon in a waveguide structure akin to a hydrodynamic Laval nozzle. The event horizon which forms at the nozzle throat is suggested as a platform for analog gravity experiments.
  • Keywords
    black holes; hydrodynamics; nozzles; optical Kerr effect; optical waveguides; gravity experiment analog; hydrodynamic Laval nozzle; optical analog; optical event horizon; waveguide structure; Acceleration; Fluids; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834470