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View SchemaUnruh effect in a waveguide
| Authors | Igor I. Smolyaninov |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0606072 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0606072 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physleta.2008.07.033 |
| Journal | Physics Letters A 372, 5861-5864 (2008) |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
Here we demonstrate that photons launched into a specially designed metamaterial waveguide act as massive quasi-particles, which experience strong acceleration. Laser light propagating through such a waveguide may be used as a thermometer which would measure the Unruh temperature. Moreover, the metamaterial waveguide design may be approximated by a tapered optical waveguide.
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