Reciprocity in reflection and transmission: what is a `phonon diode'?

DOI10.1016/J.WAVEMOTI.2013.02.006MaRDI QIDQ1756400zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. G. Every, O. B. Wright, Alexei A. Maznev

Publication date 14 January 2019

Published in Wave Motion (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1210.6309

zbMATH Keywords

acoustic diodereciprocity in transmissionscattering matrixthermal diode

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydro- and aero-acoustics (76Q05) Technical applications of optics and electromagnetic theory (78A55)

Abstract: The newly popular topic of "phonon diodes" is discussed in the context of a broader issue of reciprocity in reflection/transmission (R-T) of waves. We first review a theorem well known in electromagnetism and optics but underappreciated in acoustics and phonon physics, stating that the matrix of R-T coefficients for properly normalized amplitudes is symmetric for linear systems that conform to power conservation and time reversibility for wave fields. It is shown that linear structures proposed for "acoustic diodes" in fact do obey R-T reciprocity, and thus should not strictly be called diodes or isolators. We also review examples of nonlinear designs violating reciprocity, and conclude that an efficient acoustic isolator has not yet been demonstrated. Finally, we consider the relationship between acoustic isolators and "thermal diodes", and show that ballistic phonon transport through a linear structure, whether an acoustic diode or not, is unlikely to form the basis for a thermal diode.

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