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Acoustic Time-Reversal Mirrors

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The objective of this paper is to show that time-reversal invariance can be exploited in acoustics to accurately control wave propagation through complex media.

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  1. Laboratoire Ondes et Acoustique, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle de la Ville de Paris, Université Denis Diderot, UMR CNRS 7587, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France

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  1. Lab. Ondes et Acoustiques ESPCI, Université Paris VII-Denis Diderot, 10, rue Vauquelin, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Mathias Fink

  2. Marine Physical Laboratory, University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA

    William A. Kuperman

  3. Departement de Sismologie, Institut de Physique du Globe, 4, Place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Jean-Paul Montagner

  4. Lab. Ondes et Acoustiques ESPCI, Université Paris VII-Denis Diderot, 10, rue Vauquelin, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Arnaud Tourin

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Fink, M. (2002). Acoustic Time-Reversal Mirrors. In: Fink, M., Kuperman, W.A., Montagner, JP., Tourin, A. (eds) Imaging of Complex Media with Acoustic and Seismic Waves. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 84. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44680-X_2

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