Imaging gigahertz zero-group-velocity Lamb waves

Qingnan Xie, Sylvain Mezil (), Paul H. Otsuka, Motonobu Tomoda, Jérôme Laurent, Osamu Matsuda, Zhonghua Shen and Oliver B. Wright
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Qingnan Xie: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Sylvain Mezil: Hokkaido University
Paul H. Otsuka: Hokkaido University
Motonobu Tomoda: Hokkaido University
Jérôme Laurent: CNRS
Osamu Matsuda: Hokkaido University
Zhonghua Shen: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Oliver B. Wright: Hokkaido University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Zero-group-velocity (ZGV) waves have the peculiarity of being stationary, and thus locally confining energy. Although they are particularly useful in evaluation applications, they have not yet been tracked in two dimensions. Here we image gigahertz zero-group-velocity Lamb waves in the time domain by means of an ultrafast optical technique, revealing their stationary nature and their acoustic energy localization. The acoustic field is imaged to micron resolution on a nanoscale bilayer consisting of a silicon-nitride plate coated with a titanium film. Temporal and spatiotemporal Fourier transforms combined with a technique involving the intensity modulation of the optical pump and probe beams gives access to arbitrary acoustic frequencies, allowing ZGV modes to be isolated. The dispersion curves of the bilayer system are extracted together with the quality factor Q and lifetime of the first ZGV mode. Applications include the testing of bonded nanostructures.

Date: 2019
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