Physical mechanisms of coherent acoustic phonons generation by ultrafast laser action

Ultrasonics

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-35

  Ruello, Pascal ^a   Gusev, Vitalyi E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Electron phonon coupling; Laser ultrasonics; Nanoacoustics; Ultrafast acoustics; Ultrafast phenomena

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

COHERENT ACOUSTIC PHONONS; ELECTRON PHONON COUPLINGS; INVERSE PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECTS; LASER ULTRA-SONICS; NANOACOUSTICS; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OPTOACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES; ULTRAFAST ACOUSTICS;

ULTRAFAST LASERS;

EID: 84912037865     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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