Abstract
We 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 013834 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 5 Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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