Historical perspective and basic principles

Christopher G. Poulton*, Michael J. Steel, Gustavo Wiederhecker, Luc Thévenaz

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Abstract

We give a broad overview of the historical development and physics of Brillouin scattering. We discuss the seminal papers of Brillouin and Mandelstam and give the historical context of their research. We discuss the development of experiments and observations from the early, prelaser work to the present day. We then give a broad, nonmathematical explanation of Brillouin scattering as it is currently understood, and outline the different types of scattering as well as the conditions under which it occurs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBrillouin scattering. Part 1
EditorsBenjamin J. Eggleton, Michael J. Steel, Christopher G. Poulton
Place of PublicationCambridge, MA
PublisherAcademic Press
Chapter1
Pages1-25
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)9780323989305
ISBN (Print)9780323989299
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameSemiconductors and Semimetals
Volume109
ISSN (Print)0080-8784

Keywords

  • Basic physics of Brillouin scattering
  • History of Brillouin scattering
  • Leon Brillouin
  • Leonid Mandelstam

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