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Sub-terahertz phonon dynamics in acoustic nanocavities

  • N. D. Lanzillotti-Kimura
  • , A. Huynh
  • , B. Jusserand
  • , B. Perrin
  • , A. Fainstein
  • , M. F. Pascual-Winter
  • , E. Peronne
  • , A. Lemaître
  • CNRS, UMR 7588, INSP
  • Instituto Balseiro
  • Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies

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Abstract

We report a direct determination of the dynamic behavior of confined acoustic phonons in nanocavities by picosecond acoustics. We provide the broadband, high resolution transmission amplitude curve in the sub-terahertz range and we give evidence of resonant transmission peaks in three successive stop bands, in quantitative agreement with transfer matrix simulations. We demonstrate transit times in the nanosecond range at the cavity peaks reflecting the strong phonon confinement within the cavity layer and picosecond times in the stop bands, shorter than in any of the constituting materials, a tunneling effect known in photonic systems as superluminal propagation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics of Semiconductors - 28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS 2006, Part A and B
Pages1131-1132
Number of pages2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS 2006 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 24 Jul 200628 Jul 2006

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume893
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS 2006
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period24/07/0628/07/06

Keywords

  • Acoustic phonons
  • Cavities
  • Pump-probe spectroscopy

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