Array elevation requirements in phase aberration correction using an 8×128 1.75D array

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4687, Issue , 2002, Pages 79-90

  Fernandez, Anna T ^a   Dahl, Jeremy J ^a   Dumont, Douglas M ^a   Trahey, Gregg E ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

1.75D Arrays; Phase Aberration

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ALGORITHMS; ARRAYS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; SCANNING;

PHASE ABERRATION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0036031552     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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