A One-Way Street For Sound In Acoustic Resonators (IMAGE)

Yale University

A One-Way Street For Sound In Acoustic Resonators

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In the image, a flexible membrane (gray square) serves as an acoustic resonator, placed between two mirrors. When laser light is trapped between the mirrors, it passes repeatedly through the membrane. The force exerted by the laser light is used to control the membrane's vibrations.

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Harris Lab/Yale University

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