title: Formal selection rules for Brillouin scattering in integrated waveguides and structured fibers.
abstract: We derive formal selection rules for Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) in structured waveguides. Using a group-theoretical approach, we show how the waveguide symmetry determines which optical and acoustic modes interact for both forward and backward SBS. We present a general framework for determining this interaction and give important examples for SBS in waveguides with rectangular, triangular and hexagonal symmetry. The important role played by degeneracy of the optical modes is illustrated. These selection rules are important for SBS-based device design and for a full understanding the physics of SBS in structured waveguides.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Steel
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Poulton
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013016:Sound; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*