PC-MUT arrays for ophthalmologic ultrasound

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 309-312

  Jiang, X ^a   Snook, K ^a   Hackengerber, W S ^a   Yuan, J R ^b   Cheng, A ^c   Schafer, M ^d   Geng, X ^e  

^a TRS TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sonic Tech Inc   (United States)

^e Blatek Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

1 3 composite, ultrasound transducer; Micromachining, linear array; PC MUT; Piezoelectric composite; PMN PT single crystal

Indexed keywords

1-3 COMPOSITE, ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; ARRAY ELECTRODES; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; CROSS TALKS; METAL ETCHINGS; MICROMACHINED; MICROMACHINED ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS; MUT ARRAYS; PC-MUT; PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE; PMN-PT SINGLE CRYSTAL; ULTRASOUND ARRAYS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ARRAY PROCESSING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; MACHINING; MICROMACHINING; MULTIUSER DETECTION; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 48149092785     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.88     Document Type: Conference Paper

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