Systematic Design and Experimental Demonstration of Transmission‐Type Multiplexed Acoustic Metaholograms

Abstract

Acoustic holograms have promising applications in sound‐field reconstruction, particle manipulation, ultrasonic haptics, and therapy. This study reports on the theoretical, numerical, and experimental investigation of multiplexed acoustic holograms at both audio and ultrasonic frequencies via a rationally designed transmission‐type acoustic metamaterial. The proposed metahologram is composed of two Fabry–Pérot resonant channels per unit cell, which enables the simultaneous modulation of the transmitted amplitude and phase at two desired frequencies. In contrast to conventional acoustic metamaterial‐based holograms, the design strategy proposed here provides a new degree of freedom (frequency) that can actively tailor holograms that are otherwise completely passive and significantly enhances the information encoded in acoustic metamaterials. To demonstrate the multiplexed acoustic metamaterial, the projection of two different high‐quality metaholograms is first shown at 14 and 17 kHz, with the patterns of the letters N and S. Then, two‐channel ultrasound focusing and annular beams generation for the incident ultrasonic frequencies of 35 and 42.5 kHz are demonstrated. These multiplexed acoustic metaholograms offer a technical advance to tackle the rising challenges in the fields of acoustic metamaterials, architectural acoustics, and medical ultrasound.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2021
Source ID
10.1002/adfm.202101947

Entities

People

  • Badreddine M Assouar
  • Christopher M Spadaccini
  • Grant C. Stevenson
  • Liyun Cao
  • Nikhil JRK Gerard
  • Shiwang Fan
  • Xiaoxing Xia
  • Yifan Zhu
  • Yun Jing

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • National Science Foundation
  • North Carolina State University
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • University of Lorraine

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems