This is a comprehensive theoretical survey of acoustic wave propagation in layered
materials including elastic, viscoelastic and piezoelectric layers. The phonon modes are …

We investigate the polarization of Bloch waves in two-dimensional piezoelectric phononic
crystals and phononic crystal waveguides managed therein. It is found that in addition to the …

The effects of the Poisson's ratio of the solid host on the band gaps and point defect states of
the mixed elastic wave modes in two-dimensional vacuum/solid porous PNCs are studied by …

In this paper, we theoretically and experimentally study phononic band gaps and
waveguiding for plate-mode acoustic waves in a square array of stepped cylinders coated …

Theoretical and experimental results for flexural waves of a rectangular plate with free ends
are obtained. Both the natural frequencies and mode shapes are analyzed for the lower …

We present a new computational method to accurately identify the elastic wave propagation
modes and polarizations in periodic solid structures and metamaterials. The method uses …

We present a new computational method for the accurate identification of the propagation
modes and polarizations of elastic waves propagating in periodic solid structures and …

In this chapter, we discuss the vibrational properties of one-dimensional (1D) phononic
crystals of both discrete and continuous media. These properties include the dispersion …

Ultrasonic elastic modes in solid bars are investigated theoretically and experimentally
using the plane wave expansion method to calculate the dispersion curves k= k (ω) for …

We study by theoretical simulations the non-perpendicular propagation of electromagnetic
and elastic waves in porous silicon multilayers. We proceeded in three steps. First, we found …