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Brillouin scattering self-cancellation.

O Florez¹, P F Jarschel¹, Y A V Espinel¹

¹Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-859, Brazil.

Nature Communications

|June 11, 2016

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Researchers precisely controlled light and sound interactions in nanoscale structures. They demonstrated perfect cancellation of Brillouin scattering in a silica nanowire by engineering opposing photo-elastic and moving-boundary effects.

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Area of Science:

Photonics
Acoustic Phonons
Optomechanics

Background:

Light-acoustic phonon interaction is altered by sub-wavelength confinement in photonic structures.
Brillouin scattering in nano-scale optical waveguides and cavities involves photo-elastic (volume) and moving-boundary (surface) effects.
These effects can be engineered to control light-phonon interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally demonstrate the perfect cancellation of Brillouin scattering.
To show that engineering opposing photo-elastic and moving-boundary effects can achieve this cancellation.
To highlight the potential of controlling photon-phonon interactions.

Main Methods:

Engineering a silica nanowire structure.
Utilizing sub-wavelength confinement effects.
Precisely controlling photo-elastic and moving-boundary contributions.

Main Results:

Achieved perfect cancellation of Brillouin scattering from Rayleigh acoustic waves.
Demonstrated opposing photo-elastic and moving-boundary effects in a silica nanowire.
Provided experimental evidence for controlling photon-phonon interactions.

Conclusions:

The interplay between photo-elastic and moving-boundary effects is a powerful tool for controlling Brillouin scattering.
Precise engineering of photonic structures allows for enhancement or suppression of photon-phonon interactions.
This work opens avenues for novel optomechanical devices.