A two-dimensional model of the piezoelectric transducer for acoustic imaging applications is
described. The single piezoelectric element is described, in the frequency domain, by a 5* 5 …

A finite element technique for modeling the vibrational behavior of arbitrarily shaped
piezoelectric transducers immersed in an acoustic fluid is presented. The elastic and …

Composite piezoelectric transducer materials, comprising ceramic rods embedded in a
polymer matrix, exhibit many characteristics which make them ideal for ultrasonic transducer …

The requirements of a transducer for diagnostic applications are illustrated with specific
examples, and the material parameters that influence transducer design are discussed. The …

It is shown that a piezoelectric element vibrating in an extensional or shear mode can be
modeled rigorously in a novel way by systematic use of the transmission line analogy and …

A 20 MHz high density linear array transducer is presented in this paper, This array has
been developed using an optimized ceramic-polymer composite material. The electro …

Single element transducers and linear arrays made from composite piezoelectric materials
were characterized for application in medical ultrasonic imaging. The composite transducers …

This paper compares different piezoelectric materials for use in two-dimensional monolithic
ultrasonic arrays. A 1-3 piezoelectric composite comprising of PZT ceramic and a stiff …

A computer model is used to evaluate the suitability of five piezoelectric materials for use in
broadband (10 kHz-2 MHz) acoustic-emission (AE)'point'sensors. The computer model …

The authors report a transducer structure that combines two orthogonal phase arrays that
enable the real-time scanning of two orthogonal sectors. This biplane phased array is …