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The recent surge of interest in temporal modulation schemes to induce magnet-free non-reciprocity has inspired several exciting opportunities for photonic technology. Here, we investigate a scheme to realize free-space isolators and highly…

Optics · Physics 2018-03-14 Romain Fleury , Dimitrios L. Sounas , Andrea Alu

This work is a study of acoustic non-reciprocity exhibited by a passive one-dimensional linear waveguide incorporating two local strongly nonlinear, asymmetric gates. Two local nonlinear gates break the symmetry and linearity of the…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-06 Anargyros Michaloliakos , Chongan Wang , Alexander F. Vakakis

The emergence of "acoustic diode" (AD) capable of rectifying acoustic wave like electrical diodes do to electricity has been believed to be able to offer unconventional manipulation on sound, e.g., to isolate the wrong-way reflection, and…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Zhong-ming Gu , Jie Hu , Bin Liang , Xin-ye Zou , Jian-chun Cheng

Nonreciprocal wave propagation allows for directional energy transport. In this work, we systematically investigate wave dynamics in an elastic lattice that combines nonreciprocal stiffness with viscous damping. After establishing how…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-02-03 Harshit Kumar Sandhu , Saurav Dutta , Rajesh Chaunsali

We present a unified approach for designing a diverse range of superconducting non-reciprocal components, including circulators, isolators, and uni-directional amplifiers, based on temporally-modulated coupled resonator networks. Our method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-06 Yi Zhuang , Chandrashekhar Gaikwad , Daria Kowsari , Kater Murch , Aravind Nagulu

We present a mechanism to generate unidirectional pulse-shaped propagating waves, tamed to exponential growth and dispersion, in active systems with nonreciprocal and nonlinear couplings. In particular, when all bulk modes are exponentially…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-25 Sayan Jana , Bertin Many Manda , Vassos Achilleos , Dimitrios J. Frantzeskakis , Lea Sirota

We investigate non-reciprocal wave propagation in spatiotemporal phononic plates. In particular, the first goal of this manuscript is to present a general formulation of the Plane Wave Expansion Method (PWEM) that, in contrast with previous…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Emanuele Riva , Matteo Di Ronco , Gabriele Cazzulani , Francesco Braghin

We investigate the dispersion characteristics and the effective properties of acoustic waves propagating in a one-dimensional duct equipped with periodic thermoacoustic coupling elements. Each coupling element consists in a classical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-15 Haitian Hao , Carlo Scalo , Fabio Semperlotti

We present a novel approach for simulating acoustic (pressure) wave propagation across different media separated by a diffuse interface through the use of a weak compressibility formulation. Our method builds on our previous work on an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-11 Abbas Ballout , Oscar A. Marino , Gerasimos Ntoukas , Gonzalo Rubio , Esteban Ferrer

The propagation of nonlinear waves in a lattice of repelling particles is studied theoretically and experimentally. A simple experimental setup is proposed, consisting in an array of coupled magnetic dipoles. By driving harmonically the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2017-07-19 A. Mehrem , N. Jiménez , L. Salmerón-Contreras , X. García-Andrés , L. M. García-Raffi , R. Picó , V. Sánchez-Morcillo

Waves scattered at a self-oscillating mode can exhibit superradiance, or net amplification of an external harmonic excitation. This exotic behavior, arising from the nonlinear coupling between the mode and the incident wave, is…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-03-22 Tiemo Pedergnana , Nicolas Noiray

We analytically and numerically study the nonreciprocal surface waves guided by a magnetized metasurface tube. When applying the magnetic bias perpendicularly to the cylinder axis, the conductivity profile cross-section is nonuniform, which…

Optics · Physics 2024-04-01 Yarden Mazor

In recent years a significant progress has been made in the development of magnet-less nonreciprocity using space-time modulation, both in electromagnetics and acoustics. This approach has so far resulted in a plethora of non-reciprocal…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-06-18 Yakir Hadad , Dimitrios Sounas

Achieving nonreciprocal light propagation in photonic circuits is essential to control signal crosstalk and optical back-scatter. However, realizing high-fidelity nonreciprocity in low-loss integrated photonic systems remains challenging.…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-10-04 Eric A. Kittlaus , Nils T. Otterstrom , Prashanta Kharel , Shai Gertler , Peter T. Rakich

Acoustic wave propagation in a one-dimensional waveguide connected with Helmholtz resonators is studied numerically. Finite amplitude waves and viscous boundary layers are considered. The model consists of two coupled evolution equations: a…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Bruno Lombard , Jean-François Mercier

We present a novel approach to achieve adaptable band structures and non-reciprocal wave propagation by exploring and exploiting the concept of metastable modular metastructures. Through studying the dynamics of wave propagation in a chain…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-02-14 Z. Wu , Y. Zheng , K. W. Wang

Inducing nonreciprocal wave propagation is a fundamental challenge across a wide range of physical systems in electromagnetics, optics, and acoustics. Recent efforts to create nonreciprocal devices have departed from established…

Multiple scattering of waves in complex media can be harnessed and tailored for diverse phenomena in sound and light. Despite the tremendous progress enabled by technologies such as time-reversal propagation and wavefront shaping, the full…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-02-18 Hongkuan Zhang , Guancong Ma

Non-reciprocal systems have been shown to exhibit various interesting wave phenomena, such as the non-Hermitian skin effect, which causes accumulation of modes at boundaries. Recent research on discrete systems showed that this effect can…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-07-24 Felix Langfeldt , Joe Tan , Sayan Jana , Lea Sirota

Breaking the reciprocity of electromagnetic interactions is of paramount importance in photonic and microwave technologies, as it enables unidirectional power flows and other unique electromagnetic phenomena. Here we explore a method to…

Optics · Physics 2021-06-09 Asma Fallah , Yasaman Kiasat , Mário G. Silveirinha , Nader Engheta