An improved circuit model of MUTs

Author

Ronnekleiv, A. ; Ladabaum, I. ; Jin, X.C. ; Ehuri-Yakub, B.T.

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Oct 1997

Firstpage

395

Abstract

An electrical circuit model is introduced to describe the behavior of microfabricated ultrasonic transducers. A systematic analysis of the loss mechanisms of an air-coupled transducer is presented. At atmospheric pressure, it is found that loss due to viscous flow in the the transducer cavity is equivalent to 1779 rayls of mechanical loading, while loss due to heat generation from strain in the membrane and thermal loss from gas compression is equivalent to 126 rayls. Acoustic radiation into air is modeled by an effective impedance of 332 rayls. Experimental results are presented which require an additional 1450 rayls in the mechanical impedance of the transducer, and some possible explanations for the unexpected loss are discussed

Keywords

acoustic impedance; capacitance measurement; equivalent circuits; heat losses; membranes; microsensors; ultrasonic transducers; acoustic radiation into air; air-coupled transducer; atmospheric pressure; capacitive transducers; effective impedance; electrical circuit model; equivalent circuit model; gas compression; heat generation; loss mechanisms; mechanical loading; membrane strain; microfabricated ultrasonic transducers; micromachined structures; squeeze gas; thermal loss; transducer cavity; viscous damping; viscous flow; Acoustic transducers; Biomedical transducers; Biomembranes; Capacitive sensors; Circuits; Damping; Impedance; Piezoelectric transducers; Stress; Ultrasonic transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

ISSN

1051-0117

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4153-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1997.663047

Filename

663047