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One-way ticket to the tune

Publié par Groupe Transducteurs et ÉlectroAcoustique

Reciprocity is a standard characteristic of acoustic wave transmission, but breaking the symmetry can lead to greater control and potential applications. Here, the authors report non-reciprocal acoustics by achieving large breaking of reciprocity in sounds composed of harmonics spanning several octaves, via non-Hermitian physics.

Principle of non-reciprocal acoustic harmonic conversion

This non-reciprocal device is applied to physically transpose by one octave real musical instruments, and allow one-way propagation on the harmonized sound.

Experimental demonstration of non-reciprocal harmonic conversion with real instrument sounds Achievement with standard G4 notes (MIDI note system) from four instruments, namely ocarina, clarinet, flute and piano. The respective time-domain results (input note, forward and backward transmitted notes) have been recorded and made available as separate audio files on https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01217-w
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