scholarly journals Thermomechanical behavior of surface acoustic waves in ordered arrays of nanodisks studied by near-infrared pump-probe diffraction experiments

2007 ◽  
Vol 76 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Giannetti ◽  
B. Revaz ◽  
F. Banfi ◽  
M. Montagnese ◽  
G. Ferrini ◽  
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Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Giorgini ◽  
Saverio Avino ◽  
Pietro Malara ◽  
Paolo De Natale ◽  
Gianluca Gagliardi

We provide here an overview of passive optical micro-cavities made of droplets in the liquid phase. We focus on resonators that are naturally created and suspended under gravity thanks to interfacial forces, illustrating simple ways to excite whispering-gallery modes in various slow-evaporation liquids using free-space optics. Similar to solid resonators, frequency locking of near-infrared and visible lasers to resonant modes is performed exploiting either phase-sensitive detection of the leakage cavity field or multiple interference between whispering-gallery modes in the scattered light. As opposed to conventional micro-cavity sensors, each droplet acts simultaneously as the sensor and the sample, whereby the internal light can detect dissolved compounds and particles. Optical quality factors up to 107–108 are observed in liquid-polymer droplets through photon lifetime measurements. First attempts in using single water droplets are also reported. These achievements point out their huge potential for direct spectroscopy and bio-chemical sensing in liquid environments. Finally, the first experiments of cavity optomechanics with surface acoustic waves in nanolitre droplets are presented. The possibility to perform studies of viscous-elastic properties points to a new paradigm: a droplet device as an opto-fluid-mechanics laboratory on table-top scale under controlled environmental conditions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 301-303 ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Mao Sen Bai ◽  
Xing Fu ◽  
Dante Dorantes ◽  
Bao Yin Jin ◽  
Xiao Tang Hu

A novel faint signal processing method based on phase-lock amplification principle is developed to enhance the sensitivity of pump/probe-based laser generated and laser detected surface acoustic waves (LG/LD SAW) spectroscopy system. This novel method involves a “dead zone” filter located before a common phase-lock amplification unit, which wipes off most of the noise stacked on SAW signal. This paper explored the working principle of this novel signal processing method based on the knowledge of the characteristics of the system noise and the signal. The experiment result shows that the detection system’s sensitivity has been dramatically improved by this new signal processing method.


Author(s):  
Kemining W. Yeh ◽  
Richard S. Muller ◽  
Wei-Kuo Wu ◽  
Jack Washburn

Considerable and continuing interest has been shown in the thin film transducer fabrication for surface acoustic waves (SAW) in the past few years. Due to the high degree of miniaturization, compatibility with silicon integrated circuit technology, simplicity and ease of design, this new technology has played an important role in the design of new devices for communications and signal processing. Among the commonly used piezoelectric thin films, ZnO generally yields superior electromechanical properties and is expected to play a leading role in the development of SAW devices.


1998 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1195-1202
Author(s):  
Andreas Knabchen Yehoshua, B. Levinson, Ora

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Charles Beugnot ◽  
Sylvie Lebrun ◽  
Gilles Pauliat ◽  
Vincent Laude ◽  
Thibaut Sylvestre

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