Generation of acoustic terahertz waves in hybrid InGaN/GaN quantum wells

We have carried out differential transmission measurements on InGaN/ GaN quantum wells with Au nanoparticles inserted inside V-pits with high filling fraction. We have observed acoustic wave packets generated with multiple THz frequencies as 0.12 THz from GaN buffer layer, 0.22 THz from Au-InGaN multiple quantum wells region, 0.07 THz from sapphire substrate, and 0.17 THz mixed signals from the sample. These THz wave packets are observed as a result of generation of coherent acoustic phonons propagating in hybrid Au-InGaN quantum wells. The study of these acoustic THz wave generation is crucial for the imaging of nanostructures.