Publisher's Synopsis
This book describes the novel acoustic laser that operates in the highly desirable terahertz
frequency regime while also presenting operation at lower gigahertz frequency. Providing
a comprehensive understanding, topics will include a quantum treatment of the
stimulated emission based upon a nonlinear effect, namely degenerate four-wave mixing
with distributed Bragg feedback. In addition, a thorough discussion of the many
experimental techniques that were brought to bear in the discovery of this acoustic laser
will be presented.
Key Features
- Provides a comprehensive treatment of the terahertz acoustic laser
- Incudes the novel quantum treatment of degenerate acousto-optic four-wave mixing along with an estimate of an extremely large coupling constant between terahertz electromagnetic to acoustic fields.
- In-depth experimental discussion of techniques
- Discusses the potential applications in cryogenic acoustic microscopy and quantum information science.
