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The quantum excitations of macroscopic surface acoustic waves (SAWs) have been tailored to control, communicate and transduce stationary and flying quantum states. However, the limited lifetime of this hybrid quantum systems remains…
Surface acoustic waves have emerged as one of the potential candidates for the development of next-generation wave-based information and computing technologies. For practical devices, it is essential to develop the excitation techniques for…
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…
It has recently been demonstrated that surface acoustic waves (SAWs) can interact with superconducting qubits at the quantum level. SAW resonators in the GHz frequency range have also been found to have low loss at temperatures compatible…
Starting from the general modal solutions for a homogeneous layer of arbitrary material and crystalline symmetry, a matrix formalism is developed to establish the semi analytical expressions of the surface impedance matrices (SIM) for a…
In this paper propagation properties of a parallel-plate waveguide with tunable artificial impedance surfaces as sidewalls are studied both analytically and numerically. The impedance surfaces comprise an array of patches over a dielectric…
A Love wave device was designed to generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) with strong shear-horizontal polarization, interacting with a polycrystalline Fe72Ga28 magnetostrictive layer. The shear strain induced by these waves at a frequency…
Phonons at gigahertz frequencies interact with electrons, photons, and atomic systems in solids, and therefore have extensive applications in signal processing, sensing, and quantum technologies. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators that…
Magnetic field measurement including a temperature compensation is essential for a magnetic field sensor. This study investigates a magnetic surface acoustic wave (MSAW) sensor in a reflective delay line configuration with two acoustic…
We explore routing of propagating phonons in analogy with previous experiments on photons. Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in the microwave regime are scattered by a superconducting transmon qubit. The transmon can be tuned on or off…
We investigate laser-induced acoustic wave propagation through smooth and roughened titanium-coated glass substrates. Acoustic waves are generated in a controlled manner via the laser spallation technique. Surface displacements are measured…
We apply noise thermometry to characterize charge and thermoelectric transport in single InAs nanowires (NWs) at a bath temperature of 4.2 K. Shot noise measurements identify elastic diffusive transport in our NWs with negligible…
In their Letter Fujiwara et al. (10.48550/arXiv.2511.09888. 2025) report a high-quality experiment demonstrating the synchronization of the CDW sliding in NbSe3 whiskers (nanowires) with surface acoustic waves (SAWs). The SAWs are induced…
Surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) based devices have emerged as a promising technology in magnetic field sensing by integrating a magnetostrictive layer with the giant {\Delta}E/{\Delta}G effect. However, almost all SAW magnetic field sensors…
Ultrawide bandgap semiconductor $\beta$-Ga2O3 holds extensive potential for applications in high-radiation environments. One of the primary challenges in its practical application is unveiling the mechanisms of surface irradiation damage…
We present a theoretical study, supported by simulations and experiments, on the spreading of a silicone oil drop under MHz-frequency surface acoustic wave (SAW) excitation in the underlying solid substrate. Our time-dependent theoretical…
Grazing incidence fast atom diffraction at crystal surfaces (GIFAD or FAD) has demonstrated coherent diffraction both at effective energies close to one eV ($\lambda_\perp\approx$ 14 pm for He) and at elevated surface temperatures offering…
Understanding the complex anisotropic acoustic propagation in crystals is crucial for optimizing the performance of surface and bulk acoustic wave devices. Here, we investigate the anisotropy and coupling of GHz acoustic modes in (001)-cut…
Recent significant advances in coupling superconducting qubits to acoustic wave resonators has led to demonstrations of quantum control of surface and bulk acoustic resonant modes as well Wigner tomography of quantum states in these modes.…
Since surface acoustic waves (SAW) are often generated on substrates to which nanostrips are periodically attached, it is very important to consider the effect of interface between the deposited strip and the substrate surface, which is an…