Title :
PMUTS design optimization for medical probes applications
Author :
Vernet, J.L. ; Steichen, W. ; Lardat, R. ; Garcia, O. ; Gelly, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Thales Microsonics, Sophia Antipolis, France
Abstract :
PMUTS offer new and integrated solutions for acoustic transducers realization for which transducer analysis is given by a study of main characteristics versus required performances
Keywords :
acoustic transducers; biomedical transducers; piezoelectric transducers; probes; PMUTS design optimization; acoustic transducers; echographic probes; medical probes applications; piezoelectric layer; required performances; Acoustic transducers; Admittance; Bandwidth; Design optimization; Impedance; Piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric transducers; Probes; Voltage; Zirconium;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7177-1
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2001.991865
