Acoustic Phonons, Surface Plasmons and Surface Acoustic Plasmons in a Superlattice and Their Nonreciprocal Device Applications.

Abstract

The literature was surveyed to determine potential applications of acoustic and plasma phenomena in superlattices. The use of folded zone acoustic phonons and acoustic surface plasmons in III-V compounds like A1GaAs/GaAs superlattices is addressed. A dielectric phonon filter is presented and an acoustic resonator is considered. Surface plasmons and surface acoustic plasmons are discussed and a transducer, delay line and mixer are proposed as applications. A 500-GHz isolator utilizing surface magnetoplasmons is also presented. Keywords: Acoustic phonons; Surface plasmons; Surface acoustic plasmons; and Superlattice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188918

Entities

People

  • John S. Derov

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Cubic Lattices
  • Delay Lines
  • Elastic Waves
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Phonons
  • Plasmons
  • Resonators
  • Solid State Physics
  • Superlattices
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Plasmons
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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