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Fabrication And Characterization Of Photonic Crystal Slow Light Waveguides And Cavities
Published on: November 30, 2012
An overview of elastic waveguides with dynamic sub-structures
Leonid Slepyan1, Alexander B Movchan2
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, PO Box 39040, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.
Abstract:
The dynamic response of elastic waveguides is important for a wide range of applications that involve dispersive waves as well as wave localization. In particular, a case of special interest relates to waveguides subjected to moving loads. In the case where the elongated structure includes a sequence of built-in resonators, the range of resonance regimes may be extended accordingly. The present paper gives an overview of several mathematical formulations that connect Floquet theory to the dynamic response of multi-scale waveguides, which include inertial sub-structures subjected to external forces. This article is part of the theme issue 'Wave generation and transmission in multi-scale complex media and structured metamaterials (part 2)'.
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