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Chinese Optics> 2017> 10(4): 415-425.

DONG Li-chao, TIAN Si-cong, WANG Tao, LU Ze-feng, WANG Li-jie, SHU Shi-li, QIN Li, TONG Cun-zhu, WANG Li-jun. Progress of semiconductor superlattice phonon laser[J]. Chinese Optics, 2017, 10(4): 415-425. doi: 10.3788/CO.20171004.0415

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DONG Li-chao, TIAN Si-cong, WANG Tao, LU Ze-feng, WANG Li-jie, SHU Shi-li, QIN Li, TONG Cun-zhu, WANG Li-jun. Progress of semiconductor superlattice phonon laser[J].Chinese Optics, 2017, 10(4): 415-425.doi:10.3788/CO.20171004.0415

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DONG Li-chao, TIAN Si-cong, WANG Tao, LU Ze-feng, WANG Li-jie, SHU Shi-li, QIN Li, TONG Cun-zhu, WANG Li-jun. Progress of semiconductor superlattice phonon laser[J].Chinese Optics, 2017, 10(4): 415-425.doi:10.3788/CO.20171004.0415

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Progress of semiconductor superlattice phonon laser

doi:10.3788/CO.20171004.0415

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State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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National Program on Key Basic Research Projects of China2013CB933300

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Corresponding author:TIAN Si-cong, E-mail:tiansicong@ciomp.ac.cn
Received Date:02 Mar 2017
Rev Recd Date:11 Apr 2017
Publish Date:01 Aug 2017

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Abstract

The coherent phonons at terahertz frequency have important applications in the field of detection and control of nanometer scale devices. Semiconductor superlattice phonon laser is an important way to realize the stable source of terahertz coherent phonon. Firstly, some methods about acoustic amplification in GHz-THz frequency range are reviewed. Next, the phonon amplification in superlattices, the working principles and design methods of superlattice acoustic Bragg reflectors and threshold of phonon laser are all elaborated. Then the research status on electrically pumped and optically pumped phonon lasers are summarized. Lastly, the applications for sub-terahertz phonon laser in the acoustic-electrons field are briefly discussed. The semiconductor superlattice phonon laser producing strong coherent phonons at terahertz frequency will have a much broader development prospect in multiple aspects, such as the detection and imaging of nanoscale devices.
- phonon laser,
- phononic crystal,
- semiconductor superlattic,
- laser ultrasonic

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