Granular acoustic switches and logic elements

Feng Li, Paul Anzel, Jinkyu Yang, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis and Chiara Daraio ()
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Feng Li: Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCIT), California Institute of Technology
Paul Anzel: Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCIT), California Institute of Technology
Jinkyu Yang: University of Washington
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis: University of Massachusetts
Chiara Daraio: Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCIT), California Institute of Technology

Nature Communications, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Electrical flow control devices are fundamental components in electrical appliances and computers; similarly, optical switches are essential in a number of communication, computation and quantum information-processing applications. An acoustic counterpart would use an acoustic (mechanical) signal to control the mechanical energy flow through a solid material. Although earlier research has demonstrated acoustic diodes or circulators, no acoustic switches with wide operational frequency ranges and controllability have been realized. Here we propose and demonstrate an acoustic switch based on a driven chain of spherical particles with a nonlinear contact force. We experimentally and numerically verify that this switching mechanism stems from a combination of nonlinearity and bandgap effects. We also realize the OR and AND acoustic logic elements by exploiting the nonlinear dynamical effects of the granular chain. We anticipate these results to enable the creation of novel acoustic devices for the control of mechanical energy flow in high-performance ultrasonic devices.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6311

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