Large signal response and harmonic distortion in piezoelectrics for SONAR transducers

Journal of Electroceramics

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 202-207

  Sherlock, Nevin P ^a   Meyer Jr , Richard J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonic distortion; Nonlinearity; Piezoelectrics; PMN PT; PMNT; Single crystals

Indexed keywords

BINARY LEAD; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTROMECHANICAL RESPONSE; HIGH-POWER; INDUCED STRAIN; LARGE SIGNAL RESPONSE; LEAD TITANATES; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NON-LINEARITY; NONLINEAR EFFECT; OPERATING CONDITION; PIEZOELECTRIC RESPONSE; PIEZOELECTRICS; PMN-PT; PMNT; POWER LEVELS; SONAR TRANSDUCERS; TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD); UNDERWATER TRANSDUCERS;

HARMONIC DISTORTION; MAGNESIUM; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; TRANSDUCERS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 84862208670     PISSN: 13853449     EISSN: 15738663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10832-012-9708-5     Document Type: Article

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