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Impulsively excited Surface Phononic Crystals: A route towards novel sensing schemes

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Abstract

The application of all-optical time resolved techniques to nano structured Surface Phononic Crystals enables the generation and detection of hypersonic frequency surface acoustic waves up to 50 GHz, with great potential for breakthroughs in nano metrology and sensing applications. Here we review the advances in this field both in the theory and experiments, focusing on the progress in non-destructive ultrathin films nanometrology and the promise of dramatically increasing mass sensors sensitivity due to enhanced acoustic wave surface confinement.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSENSORS, 2014 IEEE
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages895-898
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)978-1-4799-0162-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • acoustic sensing
  • metamaterials
  • phononic crystals
  • surface acoustic waves

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