Two-dimensional phononic crystals with time-varying properties: a multiple scattering analysis

Multiple scattering theory is a versatile two- and three-dimensional method for characterizing the acoustic wave transmission through many scatterers. It provides analytical solutions to wave propagation in scattering structures, and its computational complexity grows logarithmically with the number...

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Published in:Smart materials and structures 2010-04, Vol.19 (4), p.045006-045006
Main Authors: Wright, D W, Cobbold, R S C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Crystals
Finite difference time domain method
Frequency modulation
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Scattering
Two dimensional
Wave propagation
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Summary:Multiple scattering theory is a versatile two- and three-dimensional method for characterizing the acoustic wave transmission through many scatterers. It provides analytical solutions to wave propagation in scattering structures, and its computational complexity grows logarithmically with the number of scatterers. In this paper we show how the 2D method can be adapted to include the effects of time-varying material parameters. Specifically, a new T-matrix is defined to include the effects of frequency modulation that occurs in time-varying phononic crystals. Solutions were verified against finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations and showed excellent agreement. This new method enables fast characterization of time-varying phononic crystals without the need to resort to lengthy FDTD simulations. Also, the method of combining T-matrices to form the T-supermatrix remains unchanged provided that the new matrix definitions are used. The method is quite compatible with existing implementations of multiple scattering theory and could be readily extended to three-dimensional multiple scattering theory.
ISSN:0964-1726
1361-665X
DOI:10.1088/0964-1726/19/4/045006