Abstract
The fields of cavity optomechanics and Brillouin scattering, linked by common underlying physical mechanisms, involve the interaction of light waves with mechanical vibrations at the micro- and nanoscale. Exciting fundamental research in both classical and quantum regimes as well as opportunities for applications in microwave photonics, frequency conversion, narrow-linewidth lasers, optomechanical sensors, electro-optic transducers, coherent light storage, and Brillouin spectroscopy have stimulated significant interest in the last decade. This special issue brings contributions to fundamental aspects regarding the Brillouin interaction such as novel waveguide structures, novel guiding mechanisms, the interplay between Brillouin and other nonlinear phenomena, and applications in sensing and light storage, as well as an introductory tutorial to the research field. Here, we provide a brief introduction to the topics covered in the issue.
Highlights
Note: This article is part of the Special Topic “Optoacoustics–Advances in high-frequency optomechanics and Brillouin scattering” in APL Photonics
Published Online: 12 November 2019 Birgit Stiller, Paulo Dainese and Ewold Verhagen COLLECTIONS Paper published as part of the special topic on Optoacoustics - Advances in high-frequency optomechanics and Brillouin scattering
It bridges frequencies from megahertz to terahertz and allows exploiting the unique traits of electro-magnetic and mechanical waves across their respective domains. These phenomena have been traditionally studied in the research fields of cavity optomechanics and Brillouin scattering, which recently merge together investigating high-frequency acoustic vibrations and waves interacting with tightly confined optical fields
Summary
Note: This article is part of the Special Topic “Optoacoustics–Advances in high-frequency optomechanics and Brillouin scattering” in APL Photonics. Published Online: 12 November 2019 Birgit Stiller, Paulo Dainese and Ewold Verhagen COLLECTIONS Paper published as part of the special topic on Optoacoustics - Advances in high-frequency optomechanics and Brillouin scattering
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