Title :
Generation and detection of very short-wavelength surface acoustic waves at nano-interfaces
Author :
Li, Qing ; Hoogeboom-Pot, Kathleen ; Siemens, Mark E. ; Murnane, Margaret M. ; Kapteyn, Henry C. ; Yang, Ronggui ; Anderson, Erik H. ; Hellwig, Olav ; Gurney, Bruce ; Nelson, Keith A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Using an ultrafast laser to excite 2D nanostructures, and coherent extreme ultraviolet light to detect the resulting acoustic response, we observe and characterize the shortest-wavelength (35 nm) surface acoustic waves to date.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; nanophotonics; surface acoustic waves; coherent extreme ultraviolet light; generation and detection; nanointerfaces; shortest wavelength; ultrafast laser; very short wavelength surface acoustic waves; wavelength 35 nm; Acoustic beams; Laser beams; Nanostructures; Optical surface waves; Substrates; Surface acoustic waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4