One-way acoustic mirror based on anisotropic zero-index media

Journal Article · Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936373· OSTI ID:22486136

Gu, Zhong-ming; Liang, Bin; Yang, Jing; Cheng, Jian-chun ^[1]; Zou, Xin-ye ^[1]; Li, Yong ^[2]; Yang, Jun ^[3]

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1. Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics, MOE, Institute of Acoustics, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 (China)
2. CNRS, Institut Jean Lamour, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54506, France and Institut Jean Lamour, Université de Lorraine, Boulevard des Aiguillettes, BP: 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (France)
3. Key Laboratory of Noise and Vibration Research, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

We have designed a one-way acoustic mirror comprising anisotropic zero-index media. For acoustic beam incident at a particular angle, the designed structure behaves like a high-efficient mirror that redirects almost all the incident energy into another direction predicted by the Snell's law, while becoming virtually transparent to beams propagating reversely along this output path. Furthermore, the mirror can be tailored to work at arbitrary incident angle by simply adjusting its geometry. Our design, with undirectional reflection functionality and flexible working angle, may offer possibilities in space isolations and have deep implication in various scenarios like ultrasound imaging or noise control.

• OSTI ID: 22486136
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 21; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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