Unruh effect in a waveguide

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2008.07.033MaRDI QIDQ641416zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Igor I. Smolyaninov

Publication date 21 October 2011

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0606072

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Antennas, waveguides in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A50) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Quantum waveguides, quantum wires (82D77)

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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