Geometry effect on piezo-composite transducers with triangular pillars

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1421-1424

  Yin, J ^a   Lee, M ^a   Cherin E ^a   Foster, F S ^a   Brown, J ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite; Piezoelectric; Simulation; Transducer

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LENS; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; COMPOSITE TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; GEOMETRY EFFECTS; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; MAIN PULSE; PASS BANDS; PIEZOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; PIEZOCOMPOSITE TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRIC; PULSE AMPLITUDE; PULSE ECHOES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PREDICTION; SIMULATION RESULT; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; TIME RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FORECASTING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LENSES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; RESONANCE;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 67649366419     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2008.0345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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