PMN-PT single crystal focusing transducer fabricated using a mechanical dimpling technique

Ultrasonics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Lam, K H ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Cheung, K F ^a   Dai, J Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Focusing transducer; PMN PT single crystal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ELEMENTS; CRYSTAL SURFACES; CRYSTAL WAFERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FOCUSED BEAMS; HIGH RESOLUTION; PLANE TRANSDUCER; PMN-PT SINGLE CRYSTAL; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; FOCUSING; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 80054682151     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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