On-chip temporal focusing of elastic waves in a phononic crystal waveguide.

ABSTRACT: The ability to manipulate acoustic and elastic waveforms in continuous media has attracted significant research interest and is crucial for practical applications ranging from biological imaging to material characterization. Although several spatial focusing techniques have been developed, these systems require sophisticated resonant structures with narrow bandwidth, which limit their practical applications. Here we demonstrate temporal pulse manipulation in a dispersive one-dimensional phononic crystal waveguide, which enables the temporal control of ultrasonic wave propagation. On-chip pulse focusing is realized at a desired time and position with chirped input pulses that agree perfectly with the theoretical prediction. Moreover, traveling four-wave mixing experiments are implemented, p

SUBMITTER: Kurosu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5889409 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature