Optical device created to mimic black holes using coherent perfect absorption
Double-prism device with thin film in between shown as a dark light-absorbing plane – mimicking a gravitational black hole (Image: Nina Vaidya, University of Southampton)
A polarisation-dependent optical device has been developed by the University of Southampton to absorb or repel light, mirroring black and white holes
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