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. 1998;45(3):678-90.
doi: 10.1109/58.677612.

Surface micromachined capacitive ultrasonic transducers

I Ladabaum  1 , X Jin, H T Soh, A Atalar, B T Khuri-Yakub
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Surface micromachined capacitive ultrasonic transducers

I Ladabaum et al. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 1998.

Abstract

The current state of novel technology, surface microfabricated ultrasonic transducers, is reported. Experiments demonstrating both air and water transmission are presented. Air-coupled longitudinal wave transmission through aluminum is demonstrated, implying a 110 dB dynamic range for transducers at 2.3 MHz in air. Water transmission experiments from 1 to 20 MHz are performed, with a measured 60 dB SNR at 3 MHz. A theoretical model is proposed that agrees well with observed transducer behavior. Most significantly, the model is used to demonstrate that microfabricated ultrasonic transducers constitute an attractive alternative to piezoelectric transducers in many applications.

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