We use a novel double microcavity for double optical resonant Raman amplifi
cation. The observed four orders of magnitude Raman enhancement is exploite
d to study finite size effects on the phonon spectra of GaAs/AlAs MQWs. The
design allows almost backscattering geometries, thus providing easy access
to the excitations in-plane dispersion. The k(parallel to) dispersion of t
he GaAs-like optical phonons has been mapped out, showing the existence of
a new type of "standing optical vibrations" in the Raman spectra. The N = 1
order standing wave displays a giant k(parallel to) dispersion and success
ively anticrosses with the higher order m = 5,7,9 and 11 confined phonons.
The acoustic phonon spectra in the folded phonon region displays a complex
series of peaks reflecting coupling effects between the two embedded MQWs.
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