Holger Daßler, Wolfgang Manthey, Lutz Thieme:

Characterisation and optimization of micromachined ultrasonic transducer arrays using laseroptical investigations

Novel laseroptical investigations of mechanical and electrical features of PVDF-based ultrasonic transducer arrays for applications in liquids are described. The thickness vibrations in the range of less than 2  nm with exceptional high frequencies for MEMs (up to 20  MHz) are measured using a surface line scan with a lateral resolution of a few micrometres. The knowledge of the electromechanical behavior leads to an improvement of the transducer array design.

SENSOR 99 (Sensors Transducers & Systems); Nürnberg; 18.-20.05.1999

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