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Nonlocality and fluctuations near the optical analog of a sonic horizon

Shimshon Bar-adVictor FleurovRolf Schilling

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PhysicsNonlinear systemQuantum nonlocalityCharacteristic lengthQuantum mechanicsRegularization (physics)Nonlinear opticsFOS: Physical sciencesTransonicNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsOptics (physics.optics)Physics - Optics

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We consider the behavior of fluctuations near the sonic horizon and the role of the nonlocality of interaction (nonlinearity) on their regularization. The nonlocality dominates if its characteristic length scale is larger than the regularization length. The influence of nonlocality may be important in the current experiments on the transonic flow in Kerr nonlinear media. Experimental conditions, under which the observation of straddled fluctuations can be observed, are discussed.

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2013-01-16
10.1103/physreva.87.013802http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.3725