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Multi-channel acoustic signal processing is a well-established and powerful tool to exploit the spatial diversity between a target signal and non-target or noise sources for signal enhancement. However, the textbook solutions for optimal…
By considering the membrane's dissipation, the membrane-type acoustic metamaterial (MAM) has been demonstrated as a super absorber for low-frequency sound. In the paper, a theoretical vibroacoustic plate model is developed to reveal sound…
Parametric amplification -- injecting energy into waves via periodic modulation of system parameters -- is typically restricted to specific multiples of the modulation frequency. However, broadband parametric amplification can be achieved…
The dissipativity framework is widely used to analyze stability and performance of nonlinear systems. By embedding nonlinear systems in an LPV representation, the convex tools of the LPV framework can be applied to nonlinear systems for…
Audio super-resolution is challenging owing to its ill-posed nature. Recently, the application of diffusion models in audio super-resolution has shown promising results in alleviating this challenge. However, diffusion-based models have…
Speaker identification in the household scenario (e.g., for smart speakers) is typically based on only a few enrollment utterances but a much larger set of unlabeled data, suggesting semisupervised learning to improve speaker profiles. We…
We propose a least-squares phase-stepping algorithm (LS-PSA) consisting of only 14 steps for high-quality optical plate testing. Optical plate testing produces an infinite number of simultaneous fringe patterns due to multiple reflections.…
Multi-channel speech enhancement aims to recover clean speech from noisy multi-channel recordings. Most deep learning methods employ discriminative training, which can lead to non-linear distortions from regression-based objectives,…
Parametric sound field synthesis methods, such as the Spatial Decomposition Method (SDM) and Higher-Order Spatial Impulse Response Rendering (HO-SIRR), are widely used for the analysis and auralization of sound fields. This paper studies…
Recent advancements in quantum technologies and advanced detection experiments have underscored the pressing need for the detection of exceedingly weak signals within the microwave frequency spectrum. Addressing this challenge, the…
Fast imaging methods are needed to promote widespread clinical adoption of Ultrasound Tomography (UST), and more widely available UST hardware could support the experimental validation of new measurement configurations. In this work, an…
We describe a subluminal laser which is extremely stable against perturbations. It makes use of a composite gain spectrum consisting of a broad background along with a narrow peak. The stability of the laser, defined as the change in…
This paper proposes a serialized multi-layer multi-head attention for neural speaker embedding in text-independent speaker verification. In prior works, frame-level features from one layer are aggregated to form an utterance-level…
In recent years, dynamic parameterization of acoustic environments has garnered attention in audio processing. This focus includes room volume and reverberation time (RT60), which define local acoustics independent of sound source and…
Ultrahigh-field MRI, such as those operating at 7 Tesla, enhances diagnostic capabilities but also presents unique challenges, including the need for advanced RF coil designs to achieve an optimal signal-to-noise ratio and transmit…
By comparing the impact of established laser smoothing techniques like Random Phase Plates (RPP) and Smoothing by Spectral Dispersion (SSD) to the concept of "Spike Trains of Uneven Duration and Delay" (STUD pulses) on the amplification of…
Recent advances in diffusion-based generative models have enabled high-quality text-to-audio synthesis, but fine-grained acoustic control remains a significant challenge in open-source research. We present Audio Palette, a diffusion…
This paper reports an 11.7 GHz compact 50 ohm ladder filter based on single layer Scandium Aluminum Nitride (ScAlN) film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs) with platinum (Pt) electrodes, and uses it as a quantitative case study of the limits…
Audio super-resolution is a fundamental task that predicts high-frequency components for low-resolution audio, enhancing audio quality in digital applications. Previous methods have limitations such as the limited scope of audio types…
Kinetic inductance travelling wave parametric amplifiers (KI-TWPAs) have been simulated using Keysight's Advanced Design System (ADS). A lumped element representation of a superconducting transmission line has been developed using nonlinear…