title: Localization of acoustic modes in periodic porous silicon structures.
abstract: The propagation of longitudinal acoustic waves in multilayer structures based on porous silicon and the experimental measurement of acoustic transmission for the structures in the gigahertz range are reported and studied theoretically. The considered structures exhibit band gaps in the transmission spectrum and these are localized modes inside the band gap, coming from defect layers introduced in periodic systems. The frequency at which the acoustic resonances appear can be tuned by changing the porosity and/or thickness of the defect layer.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 18 Sur y San Claudio, Edif. 110-A, Puebla 72570, México.
authors.forename: Zorayda
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lazcano
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 18 Sur y San Claudio, Edif. 110-A, Puebla 72570, México.
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Meza
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 18 Sur y San Claudio, Edif. 110-A, Puebla 72570, México.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arriaga
keywords: Acoustic transmission; Localized defects; Phononic crystals; Porous silicon