Soft Metalens for Broadband Ultrasonic Focusing through Aberration Layers.

ABSTRACT: Aberration layers (AL) often present significant energy transmission barriers in microwave engineering, electromagnetic waves, and medical ultrasound. However, achieving broadband ultrasonic focusing through aberration layers like the human skull using conventional materials such as metals and elastomers has proven challenging. In this study, we introduce an inverse phase encoding method employing tunable soft metalens to penetrate heterogeneous aberration layers. Through the application of effective-medium theory, we determined the refractive index of micro-tungsten particles in silicone elastomer, closely aligning with experimental findings. The soft metalens allows for transmission across broadband frequencies (50 kHz to 0.4 MHz) through 3D-printed human skull models mimicking aberratio

SUBMITTER: Dong E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature