I am aware of many femtosecond laser based approaches to excite phonon modes e.g. in crystals and minerals. Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) seem like an interesting alternative, especially since they can be tuned by frequency and can be operated continuously. Has someone tried to use QCLs to excite phonon modes? Or is there a catch?

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