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Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) enable a wide array of technologies including RF filters, chemical and biological sensors, acousto-optic devices, acoustic control of microfluidic flow in lab-on-a-chip systems, and quantum phononics. While…
Coherent super-high-frequency (SHF) vibrations provide an excellent tool for the modulation and control of excitations in semiconductors. Here, we investigate the piezoelectric generation and propagation of longitudinal bulk acoustic waves…
Magnon-phonon coupling has garnered increasing interest in condensed matter physics due to its fertile physics and potential applications in devices with novel functionalities. Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are commonly employed as a source…
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We present systematic measurements of the quality factors of surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators on ST-X quartz in the gigahertz range at a temperature of $10 \, \textrm{mK}$. We demonstrate a internal quality factor $Q_\mathrm{i}$…
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices have wide range of applications in microwave signal processing. Microwave SAW components benefit from higher quality factors and much smaller crosstalk when compared to their electromagnetic counterparts.…
This letter presents a numerical investigation of acoustic modes propagating in an LiNbO$_3$/sapphire substrate under a periodic Al grating, demonstrating the occurrence of longitudinal leaky SAWs (LLSAWs) with a unique combination of very…