Noise analysis in air-coupled PVDF ultrasonic sensors

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1432-1437

  Fiorillo, Antonino S ^a  

^a Department of Information Engineering   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSCEIVERS;

ELECTRICAL ADMITTANCE; NOISE ANALYSIS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; ULTRASONIC SENSORS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0034316206     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.883532     Document Type: Article

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