2013/09/11 by Gaurav Bahl, Bahl, Gaurav, Tal Carmon +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Optics (physics.optics)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1309.2828
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We introduce the concept of Brillouin optomechanics, a phonon-photon interaction process mediated by the electrostrictive force exerted by light on dielectrics and the photoelastic scattering of light from an acoustic wave. We first provide a review of the phenomenon and continue with the first experiments where stimulated Brillouin optomechanical actuation was used in microdevices, and spontaneous Brillouin cooling was demonstrated.