Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals

Abstract Hypersonic phononic bandgap structures confine acoustic vibrations whose wavelength is commensurate with that of light, and have been studied using either time- or frequency-domain optical spectroscopy. Pulsed pump-probe lasers are the preferred instruments for characterizing periodic multi...

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Autores principales: Konrad Rolle, Dmytro Yaremkevich, Alexey V. Scherbakov, Manfred Bayer, George Fytas
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:54e051ed26e04ccd813a008ff5b9c7662021-12-02T19:02:40ZLifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals10.1038/s41598-021-96663-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/54e051ed26e04ccd813a008ff5b9c7662021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96663-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Hypersonic phononic bandgap structures confine acoustic vibrations whose wavelength is commensurate with that of light, and have been studied using either time- or frequency-domain optical spectroscopy. Pulsed pump-probe lasers are the preferred instruments for characterizing periodic multilayer stacks from common vacuum deposition techniques, but the detection mechanism requires the injected sound wave to maintain coherence during propagation. Beyond acoustic Bragg mirrors, frequency-domain studies using a tandem Fabry–Perot interferometer (TFPI) find dispersions of two- and three-dimensional phononic crystals (PnCs) even for highly disordered samples, but with the caveat that PnCs must be transparent. Here, we demonstrate a hybrid technique for overcoming the limitations that time- and frequency-domain approaches exhibit separately. Accordingly, we inject coherent phonons into a non-transparent PnC using a pulsed laser and acquire the acoustic transmission spectrum on a TFPI, where pumped appear alongside spontaneously excited (i.e. incoherent) phonons. Choosing a metallic Bragg mirror for illustration, we determine the bandgap and compare with conventional time-domain spectroscopy, finding resolution of the hybrid approach to match that of a state-of-the-art asynchronous optical sampling setup. Thus, the hybrid pump–probe technique retains key performance features of the established one and going forward will likely be preferred for disordered samples.Konrad RolleDmytro YaremkevichAlexey V. ScherbakovManfred BayerGeorge FytasNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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Konrad Rolle
Dmytro Yaremkevich
Alexey V. Scherbakov
Manfred Bayer
George Fytas
Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
description Abstract Hypersonic phononic bandgap structures confine acoustic vibrations whose wavelength is commensurate with that of light, and have been studied using either time- or frequency-domain optical spectroscopy. Pulsed pump-probe lasers are the preferred instruments for characterizing periodic multilayer stacks from common vacuum deposition techniques, but the detection mechanism requires the injected sound wave to maintain coherence during propagation. Beyond acoustic Bragg mirrors, frequency-domain studies using a tandem Fabry–Perot interferometer (TFPI) find dispersions of two- and three-dimensional phononic crystals (PnCs) even for highly disordered samples, but with the caveat that PnCs must be transparent. Here, we demonstrate a hybrid technique for overcoming the limitations that time- and frequency-domain approaches exhibit separately. Accordingly, we inject coherent phonons into a non-transparent PnC using a pulsed laser and acquire the acoustic transmission spectrum on a TFPI, where pumped appear alongside spontaneously excited (i.e. incoherent) phonons. Choosing a metallic Bragg mirror for illustration, we determine the bandgap and compare with conventional time-domain spectroscopy, finding resolution of the hybrid approach to match that of a state-of-the-art asynchronous optical sampling setup. Thus, the hybrid pump–probe technique retains key performance features of the established one and going forward will likely be preferred for disordered samples.
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author Konrad Rolle
Dmytro Yaremkevich
Alexey V. Scherbakov
Manfred Bayer
George Fytas
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Dmytro Yaremkevich
Alexey V. Scherbakov
Manfred Bayer
George Fytas
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title Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
title_short Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
title_full Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
title_fullStr Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
title_full_unstemmed Lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
title_sort lifting restrictions on coherence loss when characterizing non-transparent hypersonic phononic crystals
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