Machined phononic crystals to block high-order Lamb waves and crosstalk in through-metal ultrasonic communication systems

Sugino, Christopher; Gerbe, Romain; Baca, Ehren; Reinke, Charles; Ruzzene, Massimo; Erturk, Alper; El-kady, Ihab

doi:10.1063/5.0083380

Machined phononic crystals to block high-order Lamb waves and crosstalk in through-metal ultrasonic communication systems

Journal Article · Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0083380· OSTI ID:1871990

^[1]; Gerbe, Romain ^[2]; Baca, Ehren ^[3]; Reinke, Charles ^[3]; Ruzzene, Massimo ^[2]; ^[1]; El-kady, Ihab ^[3]

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

For systems that require complete metallic enclosures (e.g., containment buildings for nuclear reactors), it is impossible to access interior sensors and equipment using standard electromagnetic techniques. A viable way to communicate and supply power through metallic barriers is the use of elastic waves and ultrasonic transducers, introducing several design challenges that must be addressed. Specifically, the use of multiple communication channels on the same enclosure introduces an additional mechanism for signal crosstalk between channels: guided waves propagating in the barrier between channels. This work numerically and experimentally investigates a machined phononic crystal to block MHz Lamb wave propagation between ultrasonic communication channels, greatly reducing wave propagation and the resulting crosstalk voltage. Blind grooves are machined into one or both sides of a metallic barrier to introduce a periodic unit cell, greatly altering the guided wave dispersion in the barrier. Numerical simulations are used to determine a set of groove geometries for testing, and experiments were performed to characterize the wave-blocking performance of each design. The best-performing design was tested using piezoelectric transducers bonded to the barrier, showing a 14.4 dB reduction in crosstalk voltage. Overall, the proposed periodic grooving method is a promising technique for completely isolating ultrasonic power/data transfer systems operating in a narrow frequency range.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1871990

Report Number(s):: SAND2022-5838J; 705770

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 120; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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