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High-resolution high-throughput spatiotemporal strain imaging reveals loss mechanisms in a surface acoustic wave device

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  • Tao Zhou

    (ESRF - The European Synchrotron
    Argonne National Laboratory)

  • Alexandre Reinhardt

    (CEA-LETI)

  • Marie Bousquet

    (CEA-LETI)

  • Joel Eymery

    (CEA-IRIG-MEM-NRX)

  • Steven Leake

    (ESRF - The European Synchrotron)

  • Martin V. Holt

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

  • Paul G. Evans

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Tobias Schülli

    (ESRF - The European Synchrotron)

Abstract

Surface acoustic wave devices are key components for processing radio frequency signals in wireless communication because these devices offer simultaneously high performance, compact size and low cost. The optimization of the device structure requires a quantitative understanding of energy conversion and loss mechanisms. Here we use stroboscopic full-field diffraction x-ray microscopy to reveal an unanticipated acoustic loss in a prototypical one-port resonator device. A non-uniform acoustic excitation in the active area was responsible for the substantial end and side leakages observed at the design frequency. Quantitative analysis of the strain amplitude using a wave decomposition method allowed the determination of several key device parameters. This high-resolution high-throughput spatiotemporal strain imaging technique is more generally applicable to the study of dynamic strain modulation in nanoscale acoustic, electronic, optical and quantum devices. The high sensitivity allows precise measurement of the strain modulation with picometer-scale amplitude.

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  • Tao Zhou & Alexandre Reinhardt & Marie Bousquet & Joel Eymery & Steven Leake & Martin V. Holt & Paul G. Evans & Tobias Schülli, 2025. "High-resolution high-throughput spatiotemporal strain imaging reveals loss mechanisms in a surface acoustic wave device," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-57814-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57814-6
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