Laser-generation of directional surface acoustic wave pulses in metals

A technique is presented for the generation of directional beams of ultrasonic Rayleigh waves in metals. A pulsed thermoelastic line-source of Rayleigh waves is produced by line-focusing Q-switched Nd: YAG laser pulses onto metal surfaces with a cylindrical lens. Ultrasonic frequency components of the resultant Rayleigh waves, detected by resonant PZT probes, are shown to be emitted preferentially broadside from the line-source in narrow beams. The directional characteristics of the beams are presented. Corresponding theoretical expressions are developed to describe the directivity pattern, and are found to be in good agreement with experimental results.     

Nonlinear interaction of acoustic emission pulses with a harmonic test wave

Phase modulation of weak, high-frequency, monochromatic waves interacting with strong pulsed signals is investigated. Some estimates are obtained for the interaction between the acoustic emission pulses caused by the crack formation in the Arctic ice cover and a high-frequency test wave.     

Nonlinear surface acoustic waves: realization of solitary pulses and fracture

A laser-based technique for the contact-free generation and detection of strongly nonlinear surface acoustic wave (SAW) pulses with amplitudes limited by the materials strength has been developed. The effects of nonlinear propagation of short elastic surface pulses with finite strength in isotropic solids, such as fused quartz, anisotropic solids, such as silicon, and dispersive media were investigated. Solitary surface wave propagation was observed in layered structures for normal and anomalous dispersion. In addition, a SAW-based method for evaluating the critical fracture stress of anisotropic brittle solids, such as single crystal silicon, is introduced.     

Effect of melting on the excitation of surface acoustic wave pulses by UV nanosecond laser pulses in silicon

The influence of melting on the excitation of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) pulses in silicon is studied both theoretically and experimentally. The developed theory of Rayleigh-type SAW laser-induced thermoelastic excitation in a structure composed of a liquid layer on a solid substrate predicts that the SAW is predominantly generated in the solid phase due to the absence of shear rigidity in a liquid. The characteristic changes in the SAW pulse shape as well as the saturation and even the decrease of the SAW pulse amplitude observed above the melting threshold are explained theoretically to be a result of the decrease of the heat flux into the solid phase as well as due to the decrease of the volume of the solid phase caused by melting. Although the heat flux into the solid phase is decreased both as a consequence of the reflectivity increase and the additional energy losses (latent heat of melting) at the phase transition, it is demonstrated that the influence of reflectivity changes on the SAW pulse is negligible in comparison with the effect of melt-front motion. For laser pulses of 7 ns duration at 355 nm, the threshold value of laser fluence for meltingF _m=0.23±0.04 J/cm² and for the ablationF _a=1.3±0.2 J/cm² were determined experimentally as the points of characteristic changes in the observed SAW pulses.     

Nonlinear second-harmonic pulse compression with tilted pulses

We demonstrate that the group velocities of interacting pulses can be adjusted by pulse tilting to optimize second-harmonic pulse compression for a variety of nonlinear crystals and wavelengths. As an experimental proof we present results of ninefold compression of 1.3-ps Nd:glass laser pulses in beta -barium borate crystal.     

Nonlinear frequency shift in surface acoustic wave resonator operating as a gas sensor

The shift in the resonance frequency of a two-port quartz surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator operating as a gas sensor without a selective layer is studied versus the power of an SAW excited in the resonator. At working frequencies of the resonator (≈389 MHz) placed in the flow of moisture-containing nitrogen gas, an anomalously large positive shift of the resonance frequency is observed as the SAW power exceeds 1 mW. This shift is one order of magnitude larger than that due to the nonlinear amplitude-frequency effect, which is known for quartz SAW resonators. Possible physical mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are analyzed. Experimental data indicate that such a shift is associated with the influence of a powerful SAW on sorption processes taking place on the active surface of the resonator rather than being a direct consequence of heating of the SAW substrate by the powerful SAW.     

Experimental researches of propagation of acoustic compression pulses in copper wires

The results of experimental research related to the propagation of elastic-plastic compression pulses in polycrystalline copper wires are presented. We have developed a technique of generating compression pulses with amplitudes of pressure exceeding 100 MPa; this essentially exceeds the elasticity limit of copper. This allows us to carry out the research for the propagation of compression pulses in copper wire (as simples). Significant influence of the pulse amplitude on its spectrum, velocity and absorption will be discussed. The experiments showed that as the amplitude of the pulse increase the pulses velocity is decreased and absorption will be increased. The pulse spectrum also changes correspondingly. The analysis and discussion of experimental results will be presented through the context.     

Nonlinear thickness-stretch vibration of thin-film acoustic wave resonators

We perform a theoretical analysis on nonlinear thickness-stretch free vibration of thin-film acoustic wave resonators made from AlN and ZnO. The third-order or cubic nonlinear theory by Tiersten is employed. Using Green’s identify, under the usual approximation of neglecting higher time harmonics, a perturbation analysis is performed from which the resonator frequency-amplitude relation is obtained. Numerical calculations are made. The relation can be used to determine the linear operating range of these resonators. It can also be used to compare with future experimental results to determine the relevant thirdand/or fourth-order nonlinear elastic constants.     

表面波电磁声换能器的设计

简要介绍了产生表面波的电磁声换能器（EMAT）的工作原理，设计，制作了收发分开的两种EMAT，并建立了实验测试系统、测量了信号和发射EMAT提离距离的关系曲线，研究了激励脉冲个数、接收线圈的匝数对换能器信号的影响等。     

Nonlinear acoustic wave propagating in one-dimensional layered system

The propagation of finite-amplitude plane sound in one-dimensional layered media is studied by the extended method of transfer matrix formalism. For the periodic layered system consisting of two alternate types of liquid, the energy distribution and the phase vectors of the interface vibration are computed and analyzed. It is found that in the pass-band, the second harmonic of sound wave can propagate with the characteristic modulation.     

Nonlinear acoustic wave generation in a three-phase seabed

Generation of an acoustic wave by two pump sound waves is studied in a three-phase marine sediment, which consists of a solid frame and the pore water with air bubbles in it. To avoid shock-wave formation, the interaction is considered in the frequency range where there is a significant sound velocity dispersion. Nonlinear equations are obtained to describe the interaction of acoustic waves in the presence of air bubbles. An expression for the amplitude of the generated wave is obtained and numerical analysis of its dependence on distance and resonance frequency of bubbles is performed.     

Nonlinear acoustic wave equations with fractional loss operators

Fractional derivatives are well suited to describe wave propagation in complex media. When introduced in classical wave equations, they allow a modeling of attenuation and dispersion that better describes sound propagation in biological tissues. Traditional constitutive equations from solid mechanics and heat conduction are modified using fractional derivatives. They are used to derive a nonlinear wave equation which describes attenuation and dispersion laws that match observations. This wave equation is a generalization of the Westervelt equation, and also leads to a fractional version of the Khokhlov-Zabolotskaya-Kuznetsov and Burgers' equations.     

Nonlinear theory of acoustic wave interaction with laser discharge

The problem of gas laser modulation by acoustic wave is studied theoretically. Theoretical treatment is based on the semiclassical theory of laser and on the theory of acoustic wave propagation in the positive column of d.c. glow discharge. The solution of basic equations is found and the analysis of obtained results is carried out.     

声表面波驱动的转动马达研究

在128°旋转Y切割x方向传播的LiNbO₃基片表面平行地光刻两对工作频率为30MHz的叉指换能器(IDT)作为定子,当高频电压加在IDT1和IDT3(或IDT2和IDT4)时,基片上将产生两列平行但方向相反的瑞利波束,从而使得基片与其上部的转子间存在局部地相对运动,在滑动摩擦力偶的作用下转子经过加速后运动趋于稳定。本文给出了工作频率为30MHz的声表面波转动马达的一些实验测量结果:在120V_p-p的电压驱动下,马达经过400ms的加速后,转动速度达到稳定,约为270rpm,并对其工作机理进行了理论分析及计算。     

Visualization of surface acoustic wave scattering by dislocations

Stroboscopic X-ray topography at the synchrotron beam line was used to visualize the propagation of a 580 MHz surface acoustic waves (SAW) in LiNbO3 crystals. For this purpose, the X-ray bursts coming from the synchrotron storage ring with periodicity of 5.68 MHz were synchronized with the SAW frequency in a phase-locked mode. This method allowed us to "stop" the SAW in time and to observe the X-ray diffraction contrast caused by the dynamic deformation field of SAW. The X-ray topographic images showed well-resolved individual acoustic wave fronts of 6 microm SAW as well as their distortions due to SAW scattering by linear dislocations. Some of the images revealed an exceptional contrast of the concentric rings about the dislocation line, which is caused by coherent interaction of the secondary elastic waves. This contrast is similar to the Fresnel zones in optics, and this conclusion is confirmed by direct summation of secondary waves emitted by local elements of a vibrating dislocation string.     

Elastic friction drive of surface acoustic wave motor

Importance of elastic deformation control to obtain large output force with a surface acoustic wave (SAW) motor is discussed in this paper. By adding pre-load to slider, stator and slider surfaces are deformed in a few tens nanometer. Appropriate deformation in normal direction against normal vibration displacement amplitude of SAW existed. By moderate deformation, the output force of the SAW motor was enlarged up to about 10 N and no-load speed was 0.7 m/s. To produce this performance, the transducer weight and slider size were only 4.2 g and 4 x 4 mm(2).By traveling wave propagation, surface particles of the SAW device move in elliptical motion. Due to the amplitude of the elliptical motion is 10 or 20 nm order, the contact condition of the slider is very critical. To control the contact condition, namely, the elastic deformation of the slider and stator surface in nanometer order, a lot of projections were fabricated on the slider surface. The projection diameter was 20 micro m. In static condition, the elastic deformation and stress were evaluated with the FEM analysis. From this calculation and the simulation result, it is consider that the wave crest is distorted, hence the elasticity has influence on the friction drive condition.Elastic deformation of the stator surface beneath the projection from the initial position were evaluated. In 4 x 4 mm(2) square area, the sliders had from 1089 to 23,409 projections. Depression was independent to the contact pressure. However, the output force depended on the depression although the projection density were different. From the view point of the output power of the motor, the proper depression was independent to the projection density. Around 25 nm depression, the output force and output power were maximized. This depression value was almost same as the vibration displacement amplitude of the stator transducer.     

Nonlinear stationary acoustic wave in a solid with dislocations

It is shown that a nonlinear stationary acoustic wave can be formed in a solid with dislocations. Such a wave is periodic and moves faster than acoustic signals in a linear medium. The wave has a saw-tooth shape and its wavelength increases with the amplitude.