• openAccess   Acoustic anomalous reflectors based on diffraction grating engineering 

      Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2018)
      We present an efficient method for the design of anomalous reflectors for acoustic waves. The approach is based on the fact that the anomalous reflector is actually a diffraction grating in which the amplitude of all ...
    • openAccess   Analytical modeling of one-dimensional resonant asymmetric and reciprocal acoustic structures as Willis materials 

      Groby, Jean-Philippe; Malléjac, Matthieu; Merkel, Aurélien; Romero-García, Vicent; TOURNAT, Vincent; Torrent, Daniel; Li, Jensen IOP Publishing (2021-05-14)
      As building blocks of acoustic metamaterials, resonant scatterers have demonstrated their ability to modulate the effective fluid parameters, which subsequently possess extreme properties such as negative bulk modulus or ...
    • openAccess   Bound states in the continuum in circular clusters of scatterers 

      Martí-Sabaté, Marc; Djafari Rouhani, Bahram; Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2023-02-21)
      In this work, we study the localization of flexural waves in highly symmetric clusters of scatterers. It is shown that when the scatterers are placed regularly in the perimeter of a circumference the quality factor of the ...
    • openAccess   Broadband Asymmetric Propagation in Pillared Meta-Plates 

      Chen, Lin; Wang, Wei; Nie, Guohua; Jin, Yabin; Torrent, Daniel; Djafari Rouhani, Bahram MDPI (2020)
      The asymmetric propagation of mechanical energy across interfaces is a challenging problem with a wide range of applications. In this work, we present a novel structure presenting the asymmetric propagation of elastic waves ...
    • openAccess   Coupling Helmholtz resonators for sound manipulation 

      SABAT, ROBINE; Leveque, Gaëtan; pennec, yan; Torrent, Daniel; Djafari Rouhani, Bahram IEEE (2021-09-20)
      In this work, we discuss the interaction between Helmholtz resonators, using the finite element method. We show that the coupling between two spheres gives rise to two resonant modes at low frequencies. One is symmetric ...
    • openAccess   Dipolar localization of waves in twisted phononic crystal plates 

      Martí Sabaté, Marc; Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2021-01-11)
      The localization of waves in two-dimensional clusters of scatterers arranged in relatively twisted lattices is studied by multiple scattering theory. It is found that, for a given frequency, it is always possible to nd ...
    • openAccess   Direct retrieval method of the effective permittivity and permeability of bulk semi-infinite metamaterials by variable-angle spectroscopic ellipsometry 

      Flamant, Quentin; Torrent, Daniel; Gómez-Graña, Sergio; Grigorenko, Alexander N.; Kravets, Vasyl G.; Barois, Philippe; Ponsinet, Virginie; Baron, Alexandre OSA Publishing (2019)
      In this work, we present a simple method for the direct retrieval of the effective permittivity and permeability of a bulk semi-infinite metamaterial from variable-angle spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements. Starting ...
    • openAccess   Edge modes for flexural waves in quasi-periodic linear arrays of scatterers 

      Martí Sabaté, Marc; Torrent, Daniel American Institute of Physics (2021-08-13)
      We present a multiple scattering analysis of robust interface states for flexural waves in thin elastic plates. We show that finite clusters of linear arrays of scatterers built on a quasi-periodic arrangement support ...
    • openAccess   Engineered Diffraction Gratings for Acoustic Cloaking 

      Jin, Yabin; Fang, Xinsheng; Li, Yong; Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2019)
      We show that engineered diffraction gratings can considerably simplify the design of acoustic ground cloaking devices. Acoustic reflecting gratings are designed in such a way that all the incident energy is channeled ...
    • openAccess   Far-field perfect imaging with time-modulated gratings 

      Packo, Pawel; Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2022-06-22)
      We study the capabilities of time-modulated diffraction gratings as imaging devices. It is shown that a time-dependent but transversally homogeneous slab can be used to make a perfect image of an object in the far-field, ...
    • openAccess   Generalized elastodynamic model for nanophotonics 

      Álvarez, J. V.; Djafari Rouhani, Bahram; Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2020)
      A self-consistent theory for the classical description of the interaction of light and matter at the nanoscale is presented, which takes into account spatial dispersion. Up to now, the Maxwell equations in nanostructure ...
    • openAccess   Gradient index phononic crystals and metamaterials 

      Jin, Yabin; Djafari Rouhani, Bahram; Torrent, Daniel De Gruyter (2019)
      Phononic crystals and acoustic metamaterials are periodic structures whose effective properties can be tailored at will to achieve extreme control on wave propagation. Their refractive index is obtained from the ...
    • openAccess   High-quality resonances in quasi-periodic clusters of scatterers for flexural waves 

      Martí Sabaté, Marc; Guenneau, Sébastien; Torrent, Daniel American Institute of Physics (2022-07-04)
      Multiple scattering theory is applied to the study of clusters of point-like scatterers attached to a thin elastic plate and arranged in quasi-periodic distributions. Two types of structures are specifically considered: ...
    • openAccess   Homogenization of piezoelectric planar Willis materials undergoing antiplane shear 

      Muhafra, Alan; Kosta, Majd; Torrent, Daniel; Pernas Salomón, René; Shmuel, Gal Elsevier (2021-10-09)
      Homogenization theories provide models that simplify the constitutive description of heterogeneous media while retaining their macroscopic features. These theories have shown how the governing fields can be macroscopically ...
    • openAccess   Intelligent on-demand design of phononic metamaterials 

      Jin, Yabin; He, Liangshu; Wen, Zhihui; Mortazavi, Bohayra; Guo, Hongwei; Torrent, Daniel; Djafari Rouhani, Bahram; Rabczuk, Timon; Zhuang, Xiaoying; Li, Yan De Gruyter (2022-01-04)
      With the growing interest in the field of artificial materials, more advanced and sophisticated functionalities are required from phononic crystals and acoustic metamaterials. This implies a high computational effort and ...
    • openAccess   Inverse design of topological metaplates for flexural waves with machine learning 

      He, Liangshu; Wen, Zhihui; Jin, Yabin; Torrent, Daniel; Zhuang, Xiaoying; Rabczuk, Timon Elsevier Ltd. (2020-12-08)
      The mechanical analog to the topological insulators brings anomalous elastic wave properties which diversifies classic wave functions for potential broad applications. To obtain topological mechanical wave states with good ...
    • closedAccess   Inverse Grating Problem: Efficient Design of Anomalous Flexural Wave Reflectors and Refractors 

      Packo, Pawel; Norris, Andrew N.; Torrent, Daniel American Physical Society (2019-01-11)
      We present an extensive formulation of the inverse grating problem for flexural waves in which the energy of each diffracted mode is selected and the grating configuration is then obtained by our solving a linear system ...
    • closedAccess   Loss compensation in time-dependent elastic metamaterials 

      Torrent, Daniel; Parnell, William J.; Norris, Andrew N. American Physical Society (2018)
      Materials with properties that are modulated in time are known to display wave phenomena showing energy increasing with time, with the rate mediated by the modulation. Until now there has been no accounting for ...
    • openAccess   Machine learning assisted intelligent design of meta structures: a review 

      He, Liangshu; Li, Yan; Torrent, Daniel; Zhuang, Xiaoying; Rabczuk, Timon; Jin, Yabin OAE Publishing (2023-10)
      In recent years, the rapid development of machine learning (ML) based on data-driven or environment interaction has injected new vitality into the field of meta-structure design. As a supplement to the traditional ...
    • openAccess   Majorana-like Zero Modes in Kekulé Distorted Sonic Lattices 

      Gao, Penglin; Torrent, Daniel; Cervera, Francisco; San-Jose, Pablo; Sánchez-Dehesa, José; Christensen, Johan American Physical Society (2019)
      Topological phases have recently been realized in bosonic systems. The associated boundary modes between regions of distinct topology have been used to demonstrate robust waveguiding, protected from defects by the topology ...