Laser Pulses Form Black Hole

By launching pulses from an ultra-fast laser into a microstructured optical fiber, University of St. Andrews researchers have created an optical analog of an event horizon, a setup that may allow scientists to study the phenomenon of black holes in the laboratory. In particular, the mechanism theoretically provides a tool for studying Hawking radiation, the ultra-low levels of radiation that are believed to escape from black holes.

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