Abstract
AbstractResearch into the orbital angular momentum carried by helical wave-fronts has been dominated by the fields of electromagnetism and acoustics, owing to its practical utility in sensing, communication, and tweezing. Despite the huge research effort across the wave community, only recently has elastic orbital angular momentum been theoretically shown to exhibit similar properties. Here we experimentally observe the transfer of elastic orbital angular momentum from a hollow elastic pipe to a fluid in which the pipe is partially submerged, in an elastic analogue of Durnin’s slit-ring experiment for optical beams. This transfer is achieved by coupling the dilatational component of guided flexural waves in the pipe with the pressure field in the fluid; the circumferential distribution of the normal stress in the pipe acts as a continuous phased pressure source in the fluid resulting in the generation of Bessel-like acoustic beams. This demonstration has implications for future research into a new regime of orbital angular momentum for elastic waves, as well providing an alternative method to excite acoustic beams that carry orbital angular momentum that could create a paradigm shift for acoustic tweezing.
Funder
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
MOD | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
Cited by
3 articles.
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