Giant backward Brillouin interaction in generic InP integrated photonics

Abstract

We report the first measurement of backward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in generic InP waveguides, supporting enhanced Brillouin gain of $g_B/Q_m = 3.5 \pm 0.6~\text{W}^{-1} \text{m}^{-1}$ mediated by weakly-guided pressure waves in InGaAsP. This leads to SBS gain coefficients as high as $737 \pm 54~\text{W}^{-1} \text{m}^{-1}$, observed in a mature, foundry-accessible photonic integration platform.