We generate and detect coherent acoustic phonon pulses in Si using ultrafast optics. A unified model of diffractive, dispersive, and nonlinear propagation effects is developed and verified. Imaging using diffracted phonon pulses shows submicron resolution.
Coherent acoustic phonons in silicon: propagation studies and imaging applications
2005 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference ; 1 ; 643-645 Vol. 1
2005-01-01
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