Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science

Kyung Min Baik

Yong Kim

Il Doh

Wan Sup Cheung

Se Hwa Kim

Sung Mok Kim

Hyung Jin Lee

The present invention relates to a flat-plate focusing ultrasonic transducer and an acoustic lens composed of an annular array piezoelectric element and methods of manufacturing and designing thereof, more particularly to a flat-plate focusing ultrasonic transducer composed of an annular array piezoelectric element, wherein the annular array piezoelectric element has a plurality of concentric regions which is concentrically arranged in a concentric circle shape with respect to a center point, the concentric region has ring shaped sound insulation regions and piezoelectric regions which are alternatively formed in a direction from the center point to a radius direction, so as to focus a sound wave near a focal point, wherein the piezoelectric regions are composed of a piezoelectric ring that is composed of a piezoelectric material and thus excites a sound wave, the concentric region is in a shape of a flat-plate of which both sides are flat and which has a constant thickness, and each radius of the plurality of the sound insulation regions and the piezoelectric regions in the concentric region are calculated based on a set focal length of the ultrasonic transducer and a frequency of a set sound wave.

Flat-plate focusing ultrasonic transducer and acoustic lens which are composed of annular array piezoelectric element, and methods of manufacturing and designing thereof

The present invention is aimed at providing measurement method for vibration displacement using state variation principle which achieves real time implementation through super high-speed DSP or FPGA as well as improves precision as much as picometer level and at the same time saves memory capacity compared to conventional invention.

Method for measuring vibration displacement using state variation principle

The present disclosure relates to an acoustic lens using a Fresnel zone plate, a design method and a manufacturing method of the acoustic lens, a focusing ultrasonic transducer to which the acoustic lens is applied, and a manufacturing method of the focusing ultrasonic transducer. More specifically, an acoustic lens using a Fresnel zone plate which is applied to a focusing ultrasonic transducer. The acoustic lens includes a plurality of concentric regions which is concentrically disposed with respect to a center point. In the concentric region, a sound insulation region which blocks an entering sound wave and a transmission region which transmits the sound wave are alternately formed in a radial direction from the center point, and the entering sound wave is focused near a focal point.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Kyung Min Baik