ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

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

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Hauptverfasser: Dirksen, Peter, Van Den Ende, Daan Anton, Shulepov, Sergei, Hakkens, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus, Johnson, Mark Thomas
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides an ultrasound transducer device comprising an electroactive polymer (EAP) element coupled atop a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) element, 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.