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Title: Negative refraction imaging of acoustic metamaterial lens in the supersonic range

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4880037· OSTI ID:22300292
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  1. School of Information and Communication Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051 (China)
  2. Key Laboratory of Instrumental Science and Dynamic Testing, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051 (China)
  3. Key Laboratory of Electronic Testing Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051 (China)

Acoustic metamaterials with negative refraction index is the most promising method to overcome the diffraction limit of acoustic imaging to achieve ultrahigh resolution. In this paper, we use localized resonant phononic crystal as the unit cell to construct the acoustic negative refraction lens. Based on the vibration model of the phononic crystal, negative quality parameters of the lens are obtained while excited near the system resonance frequency. Simulation results show that negative refraction of the acoustic lens can be achieved when a sound wave transmiting through the phononic crystal plate. The patterns of the imaging field agree well with that of the incident wave, while the dispersion is very weak. The unit cell size in the simulation is 0.0005 m and the wavelength of the sound source is 0.02 m, from which we show that acoustic signal can be manipulated through structures with dimensions much smaller than the wavelength of incident wave.

OSTI ID:
22300292
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English