Wednesday, February 15, 2012

1202.3099 (L. H. Ford et al.)

An Analog Model for Quantum Lightcone Fluctuations in Nonlinear Optics    [PDF]

L. H. Ford, V. A. De Lorenci, G. Menezes, N. F. Svaiter
We propose an analog model for quantum gravity effects using nonlinear
dielectrics. Fluctuations of the spacetime lightcone are expected in quantum
gravity, leading to variations in the flight times of pulses. This effect can
also arise in a nonlinear material. We propose a model in which fluctuations of
a background electric field, such as that produced by a squeezed photon state,
can cause fluctuations in the effective lightcone for probe pulses. This leads
to a variation in flight times analogous to that in quantum gravity. We make
some numerical estimates which suggest that the effect might be large enough to
be observable.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.3099

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