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Ultrasound underwater coherent perfect absorbers

Julio A. Iglesias Martínez1,2,*, Mohamed Farhat3,*, Ying Wu3,4,†, and Abdelkrim Khelif1,5,‡

  • *These authors contributed equally to this work.
  • †Contact author: ying.wu@kaust.edu.sa
  • ‡Contact author: abdelkrim.khelif@femto-st.fr
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Phys. Rev. Applied 23, 054023 – Published 8 May, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.23.054023

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a coherent perfect absorber for the underwater ultrasound regime (MHz frequencies), inspired by the mechanism of Salisbury, which relies on reflective conductive sheets. By leveraging a silicon-based acoustoelastic metasurface with thin periodic slits acting as Fabry-Pérot resonators, and by focusing on realizing an efficient ultrasound underwater steel bandgap mirror, we observe coherent perfect absorption (CPA) both numerically and experimentally at frequencies around 0.6 and 1.2 MHz, with the latter exhibiting strong absorption of coherent acoustic wave energy by the water due to the intense spatial confinement of pressure within the slits. The robustness of this CPA device is also demonstrated, in particular with respect to oblique incidence. Due to the simplicity of our design, we expect it to open avenues in underwater ultrasonics, with many applications for ultrasound imaging and stealth, to name a few.

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Phys. Rev. Applied 23, 054023– Published 8 May, 2025
  • Received 25 October 2024
  • Revised 1 March 2025
  • Accepted 8 April 2025
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