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Brillouin Optomechanics

Optics 2013-09-12 v1

Abstract

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.

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@article{arxiv.1309.2828,
  title  = {Brillouin Optomechanics},
  author = {Gaurav Bahl and Tal Carmon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.2828},
  year   = {2013}
}

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12 pages, 5 figures, Book chapter preview

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