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A schematic illustrating how the acoustic analog of a laser works. The top image shows the structure of a superlattice of semiconductor layers and confined acoustic waves undergoing amplification. The bottom image shows the energy levels of electrons confined in the superlattice layers; one phonon in can produce two phonons coming out.

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