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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-seop Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Sung-chan Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yong-hyup Kim, Seoul, KR;
Mi-ae Park, Seoul, KR;
Jai-ick Yoh, Seoul, KR;
Seok-hwan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Woon-bae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jong-seok Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hye-lynn Song, Seoul, KR;
Eui-yun Jang, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer, and an ultrasonic wave generating apparatus and an ultrasonic system including the same. The ultrasonic transducer includes a light-absorbing layer configured to absorb light incident on the light-absorbing layer and to generate heat based on the absorbed light; and a thermoelastic layer which is disposed on the light-absorbing layer and which is configured to thermally expand based on the heat to generate ultrasonic waves.