基于蜷曲空间结构的近零折射率声聚焦透镜

研究基于蜷曲空间结构的近零折射率声聚焦透镜.根据近零折射率材料的声波方向选择机理,采用蜷曲空间结构为基本单元进行排列,设计具有特定入射与出射界面的几何结构,对透射声波的出射方向进行调控,实现了平面声波与柱面声波的聚焦效应,并深入讨论了透镜内部刚性散射体对声聚焦性能的影响.在此基础上,改变近零折射率透镜的出射界面,可以精确调控声波阵面的形状与方向.该类型透镜具有单一的单元结构、高聚焦性能及高鲁棒性等优点.研究结果为设计新型近零折射率声聚焦透镜提供了理论指导与实验参考,同时也为研究声波阵面的调控提供了新思路.

Acoustic focusing lens with near-zero refractive index based on coiling-up space structure

An acoustic focusing lens based on a coiling-up space structure with near-zero refractive index is studied. According to the direction selection mechanism for acoustic waves in a near-zero refractive index material, we adopt the coiling-up space structure as a basic unit for arrangement, and design a geometric structure with specific incident and outgoing interfaces which is used to manipulate the outgoing direction of transmitted wave. Thus, the focusing effects for plane acoustic wave and cylindrical acoustic wave are realized. Besides, the influences of rigid scatterers inside the lens on the focusing performance are also discussed in detail. Moreover, the shape and direction of the acoustic waveform can be manipulated accurately by changing the outgoing interface of the lens with the near-zero refractive index. The results show that the lens with a single and two circular surfaces could realize the focusing effects of the plane and cylindrical acoustic waves, respectively, and the rigid scatterers inside the lens have no effects on the focusing performance. In addition, the cylindrical acoustic wave could be transformed into the plane acoustic wave through the lens with the circular incident surface and the plane exit surface, and the inclined angle of the exit surface could be used to manipulate the propagation direction of the plane wave. The simulation results between the lenses composed of the coiling-up space structure and the effective medium are in good agreement with each other. This type of lens has the advantages of single cell structure, high focusing performance, and high robustness. This work provides theoretical guidance and experimental reference for designing a novel acoustic focusing lens with the near-zero refractive index, and offers a new idea for studying the manipulation of the acoustic waveforms.