Investigations into Focused Acoustic Transducers Using Domain Inverted Materials

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking Sensormetrics as follows: The contractor will develop and demonstrate an acoustic transducer, approximately 1 centimeter and 0.5 centimeter wide. The transducer will operate at a frequency between 200 and 400 MHz directing the acoustic beam by means of a technique equivalent to a fresnel zone plate into a line focus at a nominal distance 0.5 cm from the transducer and lying at an angle of 3 degrees to the plane of the transducer. The primary objective is the production and demonstration of a device in which a domain inverted acoustic transducer is bonded to a suitable substrate used to produce an intense acoustic field in the form approximating to a line focus, and to facilitate the attachment of an optical fiber at this position.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381940

Entities

People

  • Chris N. Pannell
  • Harald Gnewuch
  • Liam Humberstone

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Phenomena
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Fiber Optics
  • Fibers
  • Frequency
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Production
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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