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We propose a design of cylindrical elastic cloak for coupled in-plane shear waves consisting of concentric layers of sub-wavelength resonant stress-free inclusions shaped as swiss-rolls. The scaling factor between inclusions' sizes is…
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We derive the formulas for the resonance frequencies and their sensitivity when the nano-slit structures are used in the detection of thin layers. For a thin layer with a thickness of $H$ deposited over the nanostructure, we show…
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We present a semi-analytical model of the resonance phenomena occurring in a hybrid system made of a 1D array of periodic subwavelength slits deposited on an insulator/graphene layer. We show that the spectral response of this hybrid system…
Elastic eta-d scattering is considered within the Alt-Grassberger-Sandhas (AGS) formalism for various eta-N input data. A three-body resonant state is found close to the eta-d threshold. This resonance is sustained for different choices of…
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The 2D second-mode is a potent instability in hypersonic boundary layers (HBLs). We study its linear and nonlinear evolution, followed by its role in transition and eventual breakdown of the HBL into a fully turbulent state. Linear…
In this paper, we consider the problem of mechanical wave scattering from a spatially finite system into an infinite surrounding environment. The goal is to illuminate why the scattering spectrum undergoes peaks and dips (resonances) at…
We consider the propagation of acoustic time-harmonic waves in a homogeneous media containing periodic lattices of spherical or cylindrical inclusions. It is assumed that the wavelength has the order of the periods of the lattice while the…
Electromagnetic properties of periodic two-dimensional sub-wavelength structures consisting of closely-packed inclusions of materials with negative dielectric permittivity $\epsilon$ in a dielectric host with positive $\epsilon_h$ can be…
A key concept underlying the specific functionalities of metasurfaces, i.e. arrays of subwavelength nanoparticles, is the use of constituent components to shape the wavefront of the light, on-demand. Metasurfaces are versatile and novel…
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