• DocumentCode
    499800
  • Title

    Ultrafast optical measurements of coherent acoustic phonon attenuation in silicon

  • Author

    Daly, B.C. ; Kang, K. ; Cahill, D.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. & Astron. Dept., Vassar Coll., Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report measurements of the attenuation of ~100 GHz coherent acoustic phonons in silicon and results are compared with existing theory. The results have implications for nanoscale thermal transport models and novel acoustic imaging schemes.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical attenuators; phonons; silicon; acoustic imaging schemes; coherent acoustic phonon attenuation; thermal transport models; ultrafast optical measurements; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic pulses; Attenuation measurement; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Phonons; Silicon; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Ultrafast optics; (110.7170) Ultrasound; (320.7130) Ultrafast Processes in Condensed Matter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225160