Wideband Multimode Excitation by a Double-Parabolic-Reflector Ultrasonic Transducer.

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Kang ChenTakeshi Morita

Abstract

This research presents double-parabolic-reflector wave-guided ultrasonic transducers in order to realize wideband (0-2.5 MHz), multiharmonic mode excitations (over 20 modes), and to obtain large mechanical/acoustic outputs. The double-parabolic-reflector mechanism serves as a horn structure at low frequencies and acoustic-focusing structure at high frequencies to enhance the energy density of the incident ultrasound. Upon combining simulation and experimental methods, we examined and verified the basic performance and working mechanisms of the double-parabolic-reflector waveguides: multimode excitation belongs to the harmonic modes from the thin waveguide. At the megahertz range near the thickness mode of the piezoelectric element (PZT), energy density of the incident ultrasound is enhanced by double-parabolic reflections, and the amplification ranges 10 to 40× between 1 and 2.5 MHz. At burst excitations, the amplification performance is independent of the length of the thin waveguide. Compared with conventional Langevin transducers and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducers, our transducers possess a wide working frequency with large mechanical/acoustic outputs and large vibration velocity amplification. By intro...Continue Reading

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