High-resolution acoustic field mapping of GHz phononic crystals with atomic force microscopy
arXiv:2306.13553 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.054054
Abstract
On-chip technology based on acoustic waves is a strong asset in modern telecommunication with the prospects of becoming a cornerstone of next-generation devices. In this context, mapping and manipulating acoustic waves through coherent scattering is pivotal for a non-trivial control of the flow of acoustic energy, which could consequently enable advanced information manipulation. To this end, here a technique for mapping acoustic fields is introduced and used for characterizing m-sized phononic crystals defined in GaAs slabs and excited by GHz surface acoustic waves (SAWs) based on atomic force microscopy. It is shown that incoherent scattering excites a wide distribution of modes, which enables the mapping of the dispersion relation of the two-dimensional structures, while the phononic crystal symmetry directly correlates with coherent scattering effects. Enabling the use of acoustic atomic force microscopy and understanding the role of scattering are of paramount importance for the versatile use of GHz acoustic waves in technological applications, setting the baseline for advanced operations like hyperspectral filtering, beam steering or spatial-division multiplexing.
arXiv comment7 pages, 5 figures
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