Gravitational red-shift and deflection of slow light

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dc.creatorDressel, J.
dc.creatorRajeev, S. G.
dc.creatorHowell, J. C.
dc.creatorJordan, A. N.
dc.date2008-10-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:15:24Z
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dc.descriptionWe explore the nature of the classical propagation of light through media with strong frequency-dependent dispersion in the presence of a gravitational field. In the weak field limit, gravity causes a redshift of the optical frequency, which the slow-light medium converts into a spatially-varying index of refraction. This results in the bending of a light ray in the medium. We further propose experimental techniques to amplify and detect the phenomenon using weak value measurements. Independent heuristic and rigorous derivations of this effect are given.
dc.description9 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0810.4849
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0810.4849
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. A 79, 013834 (2009)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.79.013834
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/230457
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectClassical Physics
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleGravitational red-shift and deflection of slow light
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