Abstract
We prove a connection between the Brillouin gain and the zero-point optomechanical coupling rate. Moreover, we report on observations of Brillouin scattering in silicon photonic nanowires – showing efficient coupling between near-infrared light and gigahertz sound.
© 2015 Optical Society of America
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