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On-chip inter-modal Brillouin scattering.

Eric A Kittlaus¹, Nils T Otterstrom¹, Peter T Rakich¹

¹Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

Nature Communications

|July 8, 2017

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Researchers demonstrate stimulated inter-modal Brillouin scattering in silicon optomechanical waveguides, enabling efficient on-chip light amplification and signal processing without complex filters.

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Materials Science
Integrated Optics
Nonlinear Optics

Background:

Brillouin nonlinearities are weak in conventional silicon waveguides.
New optomechanical waveguides enhance light-sound interactions in silicon.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate stimulated inter-modal Brillouin scattering in a multi-mode optomechanical waveguide.
To enable efficient on-chip light amplification and signal processing.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a multi-mode optomechanical waveguide.
Guiding light fields in distinct spatial modes.
Employing integrated mode multiplexers.

Main Results:

Achieved stimulated inter-modal Brillouin scattering for the first time.
Enabled single-sideband amplification with near-unity power conversion.
Demonstrated net optical amplification and Brillouin energy transfer.

Conclusions:

Stimulated inter-modal Brillouin scattering offers a powerful new tool for integrated photonics.
This technique simplifies on-chip optical device design by eliminating the need for circulators and filters.
Paves the way for advanced on-chip light sources, amplifiers, and signal processors.