Theory of a Passive, Reversible, Distributed-Coupling Transducer

Abstract

Equations are derived to describe an underwater sound transducer consisting of an acoustical transmission line coupled to a low-pass electrical transmission line. If the two transmission lines have the same phase velocity, the energy of a wave is transferred cyclically from one line to the other as a function of line length; a reversible transducer with a low Q, high efficiency, and essentially constant resistive impedance is thereby achieved. Theory and four proposed designs are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1961
Accession Number
ADA044702

Entities

People

  • W. J. Trott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Impedance
  • Electroacoustic Transducers
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Free Field
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Impedance
  • Phase Shift
  • Phase Velocity
  • Piezoelectric Crystals
  • Transducers
  • Transmission Lines
  • Underwater Sound
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Microwave Engineering.