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Phononic crystal wave structures

  • US 8,054,145 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2009
  • Issued: 11/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A micro/nano-mechanical acoustical device, the device comprising:

  • a phononic crystal slab configured as an micro/nano-acoustical wave medium, the phononic crystal slab defining an exterior surface that bounds an interior volume, the phononic crystal slab sized and shape to contain acoustical waves within the interior volume of the phononic crystal slab;

    wherein a portion of the phononic crystal slab comprises a periodic array of empty inclusions creating a phononic band gap.

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