A Study for Reducing the Acoustic Cross Talk Level in an Array Type Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer Using Acoustic Wells

음향 벽을 이용한 배열형 압전형 초음파 변환기의 음향 간섭 수준 감소를 위한 연구

  • 발행 : 2003.04.01

초록

In one dimensional linear array type piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers widely used for medical diagnosis, the acoustic cross talk caused by the structural acoustic coupling between the adjacent piezoelectric elements reduces significantly their performance. In the study, we have proposed an acoustic wall to reduce the acoustic cross talk by wave propagation through the surface the transducer which can not be prevented by conventional kerf and have analyzed using a finite element method the acoustic cross talk level with respect to the shape, size and materials of the acoustic wall mounted on a convex one dimensional piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer. We expect that the simulated results provide us with a valuable information to make an optimized design of the way type ultrasonic transducer minimizing the acoustic cross talk level.

의료 진단용으로 널리 사용되는 1차원 배열형 압전 초음파 변환기는 소자들간의 음향 간섭에 의해 성능이 저하된다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 커프로 효과를 볼 수 없는 변환기 표면을 따라 전파하는 음파로 인한 간섭을 감소하기 위해 음향 벽 설치를 제안하고, 유한 요소 해석법을 이용하여 convex 1차원 배열형 압전 초음파 변환기에 설치한 음향 벽의 형상. 크기 및 재질에 따른 음향 간섭 수준을 분석하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과는 소자들간의 음향 간섭을 최소화하는 초음파 변환기의 최적화 설계를 위해 매우 유용한 정보로 사용될 것으로 기대된다.

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