Technique for nonuniform poling of piezoelectric element and fabrication of Gaussian transducers
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
- Vol. 37 (5) , 404-410
- https://doi.org/10.1109/58.105246
Abstract
A new technique has been developed to polarize piezoelectric ceramic elements with a nonuniform electric field. Used as an ultrasonic transducer, the piezoelectric element will produce a corresponding nonuniform sound field. Ultrasonic transducers for generating specific field profiles can therefore be made by having a predetermined spatial pattern of polarization strength poled into the piezoelectric element. One of the desirable beam profiles is a Gaussian; it has the advantages of being free from near-field fluctuations and far-field sidelobes, and it is much easier to model than the usual piston transducers. This method was used to fabricate Gaussian beam transducers, and their measured field profiles compared well with the Gaussian beam model. Such transducers containing the built-in Gaussian amplitude profile can be electroded and mounted in the same manner as conventional piston transducers.<>Keywords
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