Title :
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering, hybrid acoustic modes and nonreciprocal mode-conversion in nanophotonic waveguides
Author :
Poulton, Christopher G. ; Aryanfar, I. ; Wolff, C. ; Casas-Bedoya, A. ; Steel, Michael J. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Technol., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate non-reciprocal mode-conversion arising from Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) in sub-micron nanophotonic waveguides. We find that hybrid acoustic modes can be efficiently generated via radiation pressure, leading to enhancement of SBS-based mode conversion.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical waveguides; photoacoustic effect; radiation pressure; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS; hybrid acoustic modes; nanophotonic waveguides; nonreciprocal mode conversion; radiation pressure; stimulated Brillouin scattering; submicron nanophotonic waveguides; Acoustic waveguides; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
