Active chiral control of GHz acoustic whispering-gallery modes

Mezil, Sylvain, Fujita, Kentaro, Osuka, Paul H., Tomoda, Mononobu, Clark, Matt, Wright, Oliver B. and Matsuda, Osamu (2017) Active chiral control of GHz acoustic whispering-gallery modes. Applied Physics Letters . ISSN 1077-3118

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Abstract

We selectively generate chiral surface-acoustic whispering gallery modes in the gigahertz range on a microscopic disk by means of an ultrafast time-domain technique incorporating a spatial light modulator. Active chiral control is achieved by making use of an optical pump spatial profile in the form of a semicircular arc, positioned on the sample to break the symmetry of clockwise- and counterclockwise-propagating modes. Spatiotemporal Fourier transforms of the interferometrically monitored two-dimensional acoustic fields measured to micron resolution allow individual chiral modes and their azimuthal mode order, both positive and negative, to be distinguished. In particular, for modes with 15-fold rotational symmetry, we demonstrate ultrafast chiral control of surface acoustic waves in a micro-acoustic system with picosecond temporal resolution. Applications include nondestructive testing and surface acoustic wave devices.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/886013
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4994886
Depositing User: Clark, Matt
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2017 10:22
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:10
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/46457

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