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On-Chip Unidirectional Waveguiding for Surface Acoustic Waves along a Defect Line in a Triangular Lattice

Yun Zhou1,*,**, Naiqing Zhang1,**, Dia’aaldin J. Bisharat2, Robert J. Davis2, Zichen Zhang3, James Friend1,†, Prabhakar R. Bandaru1,2,3,‡, and Daniel F. Sievenpiper2,3,§

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0411 California, USA
  • 2Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0411 California, USA
  • 3Program in Materials Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0411 California, USA

  • *yuz421@eng.ucsd.edu
  • †jfriend@eng.ucsd.edu
  • ‡pbandaru@eng.ucsd.edu
  • §dsievenpiper@eng.ucsd.edu
  • **Y. Zhou and Z. Nanqing contributed equally to this work.
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Phys. Rev. Applied 19, 024053 – Published 21 February, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.19.024053

Abstract

The latest advances in topological physics have yielded a toolset for highly robust wave-propagation modalities for overcoming obstacles involving beam steering and lateral diffraction in surface acoustic waves (SAWs). However, extant proposals are limited to the exploitation of spin- or valley-polarized phases and rely on nonzero Berry curvature effects. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a highly robust guiding principle, which instead employs an intrinsic chirality of phase vortices and maintains a zero Berry curvature for SAWs. Based on a line defect within a true triangular phononic lattice, the guided SAW mode spans a wide bandwidth [(Δω/ωcenter) ∼ 10%] and is well confined in the lateral direction with 3-dB attenuation within half of a unit cell. SAW routing around sharp bends with negligible backscatter is demonstrated. The on-chip integrated design permits unidirectional SAW modes that can enable considerable miniaturization of SAW-based devices, with applications ranging from radio-frequency devices to quantum information transduction.

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Phys. Rev. Applied 19, 024053– Published 21 February, 2023
  • Received 3 October 2022
  • Revised 27 December 2022
  • Accepted 17 January 2023
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