Backreaction of stimulated Hawking radiation in an optical analogue

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10720-3By using a fibre-optical analogue of the physics of black holes, theoretical and experimental evidence is presented for the process underpinning the generation of Ha…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10720-3

By using a fibre-optical analogue of the physics of black holes, theoretical and experimental evidence is presented for the process underpinning the generation of Hawking radiation and its backreaction onto the optical pump.