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They mention 2 methods in the article, the sweep method, and plain old modulation. If the 2 methods could be combined it might work better. The sweep could be
by pontifier 8y ago
They mention 2 methods in the article, the sweep method, and plain old modulation. If the 2 methods could be combined it might work better.
The sweep could be sped up by several orders of magnitude, and the modulation could be coordinated with it to create traveling pulse trains toward the listener that would have higher fidelity.
- gmueckl 8y agoThe sweep is fixed to the speed of sound or else the whole trick behind it falls apart. The paper describes that in length.
- pontifier 8y agoYes, but the point of sweeping seems to be to add energy to a traveling wave front. You can still amplify the wave by sweeping faster and bumping the power at the appropriate time, but you would gain fidelity because you're not limited to single square waves.
- gmueckl 8y agoNo, the amplification can only work at the speed of sound, neither faster nor slower. The paper analyzes how the wffect falls apart when you deviate from c. What you possibly could do is to have multiple laser beams forming a sweeping comb pattern. Depending on dispersiom and other effects, you might be able to do some waveform shaping. But that is very elaborate for a loudspeaker.
- pontifier 8y agoThat's like saying audio over radio waves can only be sent with spark gaps... you simulate this "sweeping comb" with a fast sweeping, and even faster modulating laser.