Tunable Asymmetric Transmission via Lossy Acoustic Metasurfaces

Phys Rev Lett. 2017 Jul 21;119(3):035501. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.035501. Epub 2017 Jul 18.

Abstract

In this study, we show that robust and tunable acoustic asymmetric transmission can be achieved through gradient-index metasurfaces by harnessing judiciously tailored losses. We theoretically prove that the asymmetric wave behavior stems from loss-induced suppression of high order diffraction. We further experimentally demonstrate this novel phenomenon. Our findings could provide new routes to broaden applications for lossy acoustic metamaterials and metasurfaces.