Broadband acoustic isolator in the audible range : nonreciprocal acoustic propagation using programmable boundary conditions

Abstract

We propose a novel concept of nonreciprocal devices in acoustics, illustrated by the design of an acoustic diode, or isolator. A boundary control strategy was previously shown to provide direction-dependent propagation properties in acoustic waveguides. In this paper, the boundary control is reinterpreted as a source term for the inhomogeneous wave equation, in a purely 1D model. Nonreciprocity is then obtained using a distributed source that replaces the non-standard boundary condition where the normal velocity at the boundary is a function of both pressure and its tangential derivative. Numerical simulations are carried out to validate the theoretical model, and the scattering matrix of the device is retrieved to investigate the nonreciprocal nature of the system. Results show that the proposed device can lead to an efficient, ultra-broadband, sub-wavelength, acoustic isolator. Finally, the effects of actual, finite-sized transducers on the performance of the acoustic isolator are discussed.

9 pages, 9 figures

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