Experimental demonstration of topological waveguiding in elastic plates with local resonators
arXiv:1806.00655 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/aaeb61
Abstract
It is recent that the emergence of topological insulators in condensed matter physics has inspired analogous wave phenomena in mechanical systems, mostly in the setting of discrete lattice models. Here we report a numerical and experimental demonstration of topological waveguiding in a continuum plate. We take a ubiquitous design of a bolted elastic plate and show that such a design allows us to invoke the pseudo-spin Hall effect at remarkably low frequencies. We harness the complex interaction of the bolts and the plate to show the existence of a pair of double Dirac cones near the resonant frequency of the bolt. The manipulation of bolted patterns results in the opening of multiple topological bandgaps, including a complete bandgap that forbids all plate modes. We demonstrate that inside this bandgap, the interface between two topologically distinct zones can guide flexural waves crisply around sharp bends.
arXiv comment9 pages, 5 figures
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