Acoustic wave manipulation by means of a time delay array
US10873812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2400/11
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (20) for manipulating an incident acoustic wave to generate an acoustic output is described wherein the device comprises a plurality of unit cells arranged into an array, at least some of said unit cells being configured to introduce time delays to an incident acoustic wave at the respective positions of the unit cells within the array of unit cells, such that said plurality of unit cells define an array of time delays to thereby define a spatial delay distribution for manipulating an incident acoustic wave to generate an acoustic output (30). The array of time delays may be re-configured to vary the spatial delay distribution of the device in order to generate different acoustic outputs. Also described are methods for designing or configuring such devices.
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