ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

The invention provides an ultrasound transducer device (20) comprising an electroactive polymer (EAP) element (26) coupled atop a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer, CMUT, element (22), wherein the two elements are controlled to vibrate concurrently at a common frequency by application t...

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Hauptverfasser: JOHNSON, Mark Thomas, SHULEPOV, Sergei, VAN DEN ENDE, Daan Anton, HAKKENS, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus, DIRKSEN, Peter
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides an ultrasound transducer device (20) comprising an electroactive polymer (EAP) element (26) coupled atop a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer, CMUT, element (22), wherein the two elements are controlled to vibrate concurrently at a common frequency by application to each of a drive signal of the same AC frequency.