Tailoring transient flexural-wave propagation in transformed plates

K Kun Tang C Chenni Xu (Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,) E Eitam Luz (Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,) D David Amram (Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,) L Luna Kadysz (Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,) J Jiaoqing Wang (Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,) S Sébastien Guenneau (Department of Physics, Imperial College London 3 , London SW7 2AZ,) P Patrick Sebbah (Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,)

Abstract

The concept of transformation media has been primarily explored in the monochromatic regime, where device performance can deteriorate when applied to short pulses. Here, we review recent advances in tailoring transient flexural-wave propagation in transformed plates. Using the coordinate-transformation method, we implement practical solutions for a waveshifter, cloak, carpet cloak, and rotator for flexural waves, constructed from alternating thin layers of varying thicknesses within a plate. Time-resolved experiments, supported by full-wave simulations, confirm the effectiveness of these designs in bending, cloaking, and rotating flexural wave pulses while preserving their wavepackets. These results demonstrate how the traditional limitations of dispersion and impedance mismatch in transformed devices can be overcome.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 139, Issue 9
Published March 07, 2026
ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Journal of Applied Physics

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0021-8979 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

K

Kun Tang

C

Chenni Xu

Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,

E

Eitam Luz

Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,

D

David Amram

Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,

L

Luna Kadysz

Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,

J

Jiaoqing Wang

Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,

S

Sébastien Guenneau

Department of Physics, Imperial College London 3 , London SW7 2AZ,

P

Patrick Sebbah

Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University 2 , Ramat-Gan 5290002,