title: Acoustic scattering from phononic crystals with complex geometry.
abstract: This work introduces a formalism for computing external acoustic scattering from phononic crystals (PCs) with arbitrary exterior shape using a Bloch wave expansion technique coupled with the Helmholtz-Kirchhoff integral (HKI). Similar to a Kirchhoff approximation, a geometrically complex PC's surface is broken into a set of facets in which the scattering from each facet is calculated as if it was a semi-infinite plane interface in the short wavelength limit. When excited by incident radiation, these facets introduce wave modes into the interior of the PC. Incorporation of these modes in the HKI, summed over all facets, then determines the externally scattered acoustic field. In particular, for frequencies in a complete bandgap (the usual operating frequency regime of many PC-based devices and the requisite operating regime of the presented theory), no need exists to solve for internal reflections from oppositely facing edges and, thus, the total scattered field can be computed without the need to consider internal multiple scattering. Several numerical examples are provided to verify the presented approach. Both harmonic and transient results are considered for spherical and bean-shaped PCs, each containing over 100 000 inclusions. This facet formalism is validated by comparison to an existing self-consistent scattering technique.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kulpe
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Karim G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Sabra
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leamy