Gaurav Bahl
4413 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory,
105 S. Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217) 300-2194
Research OverviewThe Bahl Research Group performs experimental research at the interface between optical and mechanical systems. Of particular interest are the mechanisms by which light interacts mechanically with photonic microdevices (i.e. via radiation pressure, gradient force, electrostrictive pressure, and photothermal effects), and how mechanical devices can affect and manipulate light.See Research for more details. Latest News7 Jun 2013"Brillouin cavity optomechanics with microfluidic devices" appears in Nature Communications. The work is featured on Phys.org and UIUC College of Engineering. 29 Apr 2013 Our research on Brillouin cooling is highlighted in Nature Photonics, Vol. 7, 348-349 (2013) in article titled View from... 2013 Photonics West: Solid cooling. 1 Dec 2012 Our work on Brillouin cooling is featured in the OSA Optics and Photonics News "Optics in 2012" issue which highlights the most exciting optics research to have emerged in the past 12 months. 7 Aug 2012 New course offered: ME498-PM4 Photonic MEMS. Read more. 19 Apr 2012 Gaurav will start as MechSE faculty at UIUC in Fall 2012! 22 Jan 2012 "Observation of spontaneous Brillouin cooling" appears in Nature Physics. 22 Jan 2012 Our work on Brillouin cooling is featured in Nature Physics News & Views! List of PublicationsClick here for Publications page. |