The Terahertz Acoustic Laser

The Terahertz Acoustic Laser 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.