Broadband acoustic focusing by symmetric Airy beams with phased arrays comprised of different numbers of cavity structures

We realize broadband acoustic focusing effect by employing two symmetric Airy beams generated from phased arrays,in which the units of the phased arrays consist of different numbers of cavity structures, each of which is composed of a square cavity and two inclined channels in air. The exotic phenomenon arises from the energy overlapping of the two symmetric Airy beams. Besides, we demonstrate the focusing performance with high self-healing property, and discuss the effects of structure parameters on focusing performance, and present the characteristics of the cavity structure with straight channels. Compared with other acoustic lenses, the proposed acoustic lens has advantages of broad bandwidth(about 1.4 kHz), high self-healing property of focusing performance, and free adjustment of focal length. Our finding should have great potential applications in ultrasound imaging and medical diagnosis.     

基于热声相控阵列的声聚焦效应

研究基于热声相控阵列的宽频带声聚焦效应.设计新型热声相位控制单元,通过改变单元的空气温度控制声波波速,实现声波透射与反射相位延迟覆盖2π区间.设计四种不同类型的热声相控阵列聚焦透镜,采用8种或2种热声相位控制单元分别实现了透射与反射声聚焦效应.与其他类型的声聚焦透镜相比,热声相控阵列聚焦透镜具有宽频带、高聚焦性能、设计方案简单等优点.