Over the last decade impressive progress has been made in the theoretical understanding
of transport properties of clean, one-dimensional quantum lattice systems. Many physically …

In this review we address the microscopic mechanisms that are involved in the
photogeneration processes of GHz–THz coherent acoustic phonons (CAP) induced by an …

The control of magnetism by acoustically induced strain has driven significant research
activities, with the ultimate goal of pursuing novel, ultrafast, compact, and energy-efficient …

The aim of this article is to provide an introduction to picosecond laser ultrasonics, a means
by which gigahertz–terahertz ultrasonic waves can be generated and detected by ultrashort …

Surface plasmon–polaritons are electromagnetic waves that propagate along metal–
dielectric interfaces and exist over a wide range of frequencies. They have become popular …

The desire to perform information processing, computation, communication, signal
generation, and related tasks, while dissipating as little energy as possible, has inspired …

We report about the magnetization dynamics of a ferromagnetic nickel film at room
temperature excited by acoustic pulses generated with femtosecond laser pulses. The …

Phonons play a key role in the physical properties of materials, and have long been a topic
of study in physics. While the effects of phonons had historically been considered to be a …

Using an optical technique we generate and detect picosecond shear and quasishear
coherent acoustic phonon pulses in the time domain. Thermoelastic and piezoelectric …

The study and control of magnetic materials using ultrashort laser pulses is of great interest
both from a fundamental point of view and for potential applications in the technology of …