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¹Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA.

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Area of Science:

Acoustics and wave physics
Materials science
Metamaterials

Background:

Wave frequency is crucial for diverse applications, including structural health monitoring and medical imaging.
Frequency conversion typically occurs in nonlinear media, but linear media offers potential to surpass diffraction limits.
Existing elastic metasurfaces have limitations in controlling wave phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel linear active metalayer capable of converting flexural wave frequencies.
To demonstrate frequency conversion in linear media, breaking conventional wave physics constraints.
To propose new metalayer designs for advanced wave manipulation.

Main Methods:

Integration of a linear active metalayer into a structural beam.
Utilizing piezoelectric components and time-modulated transfer functions for frequency conversion.
Developing phase-gradient and frequency-gradient metalayers for wave steering.

Main Results:

Achieved arbitrary frequency conversion of flexural waves in a linear medium.
Demonstrated that the active metalayer breaks energy conservation for decoupled harmonic generation.
Frequency conversion is linear and independent of incident wave amplitude.
Proposed novel metalayers for frequency-converted and dynamic beam steering.

Conclusions:

The proposed linear active metalayer offers unprecedented control over time-domain flexural wave signals.
This technology provides a significant advancement over existing passive and active elastic metasurfaces.
Opens new avenues for applications requiring precise control of wave frequency and direction.