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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThe website of Dr. Daniel Lanzillotti Kimura’s team. <\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nIn classical mechanics, a phonon<\/strong> designates a normal mode of vibration. A phonon is the quantum mechanical description of an elementary vibrational motion in which a lattice of atoms or molecules uniformly oscillates at a single frequency. Every physical property of a solid-state system<\/strong> that is determined by the position of the atoms is strongly affected by acoustic phonons. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn our team we focus on nanophononics<\/strong>: we generate<\/strong>, manipulate<\/strong>, and detect acoustic phonons<\/strong> at the nanoscale, and control<\/strong> how they interact with other excitations. Unlike audible sound, there are no readily available sources and detectors of acoustic phonons, therefore our experiments rely on optical techniques<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/nanophononics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-1-1024x579.png\")
Schematics of interfacing different solid-state platforms via acoustic phonons. Read more about it here<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nIf you want to know more about how we control these atomic vibrations, and how light can be used to study them, navigate through our website! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe website of Dr. Daniel Lanzillotti Kimura’s team. <\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nIn classical mechanics, a phonon<\/strong> designates a normal mode of vibration. A phonon is the quantum mechanical description of an elementary vibrational motion in which a lattice of atoms or molecules uniformly oscillates at a single frequency. Every physical property of a solid-state system<\/strong> that is determined by the position of the atoms is strongly affected by acoustic phonons. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn our team we focus on nanophononics<\/strong>: we generate<\/strong>, manipulate<\/strong>, and detect acoustic phonons<\/strong> at the nanoscale, and control<\/strong> how they interact with other excitations. Unlike audible sound, there are no readily available sources and detectors of acoustic phonons, therefore our experiments rely on optical techniques<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSchematics of interfacing different solid-state platforms via acoustic phonons. Read more about it here<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nIf you want to know more about how we control these atomic vibrations, and how light can be used to study them, navigate through our website! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In classical mechanics, a phonon<\/strong> designates a normal mode of vibration. A phonon is the quantum mechanical description of an elementary vibrational motion in which a lattice of atoms or molecules uniformly oscillates at a single frequency. Every physical property of a solid-state system<\/strong> that is determined by the position of the atoms is strongly affected by acoustic phonons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In our team we focus on nanophononics<\/strong>: we generate<\/strong>, manipulate<\/strong>, and detect acoustic phonons<\/strong> at the nanoscale, and control<\/strong> how they interact with other excitations. Unlike audible sound, there are no readily available sources and detectors of acoustic phonons, therefore our experiments rely on optical techniques<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to know more about how we control these atomic vibrations, and how light can be used to study them, navigate through our website! <\/p>\n\n\n\n