Brillouin Scattering Induced Transparency demonstrated

Science 360 (NSF, Jan. 29) -- Researchers at Illinois, led by MechSE assistant professor Gaurav Bahl, have experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, the phenomenon of Brillouin Scattering Induced Transparency (BSIT), which can be used to slow down, speed up, and block light in an optical waveguide. This non-reciprocal behavior is essential for building isolators and circulators that are indispensible tools in an optical designer’s toolkit. Also: Phys.Org (Jan. 28), Science Daily (Jan. 28), ECN Magazine (Jan. 28), Science Codex (San Jose, Calif., Jan. 28), AZO Optics (Jan. 29), ScienceBlog (Jan. 29), Overclockers Club (Jan. 29), Space Daily (Jan. 29), AZoOptics.com (Jan. 29), LaserFocusWorld (Jan. 29), Photonics.com (Jan. 30).