Negative Frequency at the Horizon

Description

This book is part of a large and growing body of work on the observation of analogue gravity effects, such as Hawking radiation, in laboratory systems. The book is highly didactic, skillfully navigating between concepts ranging from quantum field theory on curved space-times, nonlinear fibre optics and the theoretical and experimental foundations in the physics of optical analogues to the Event Horizon. It presents a comprehensive field-theoretical framework for these systems, including the kinematics governing the fields. This allows an analytical calculation of the all-important conversion of vacuum fluctuations into Hawking radiation. Based on this, emission spectra are computed, providing unique insights into the emissions from a highly dispersive system. In an experimental part, the book develops a clear and systematic way to experimentally approach the problem and demonstrates the construction of an experimental setup and measurements of unprecedented sensitivity in the search for stimulation of the Hawking effect. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Maxime J. Jacquet)....Pages 1-12 Theory of Spacetime Curvature in Optical Fibres (Maxime J. Jacquet)....Pages 13-48 Spontaneous Emission of Light Quanta from the Vacuum (Maxime J. Jacquet)....Pages 49-95 Analytics and Numerics (Maxime J. Jacquet)....Pages 97-128 Experimental Observation of Scattering at a Moving RIF (Maxime J. Jacquet)....Pages 129-177 Conclusion (Maxime J. Jacquet)....Pages 179-182 Back Matter ....Pages 183-198