Collapsed regime operation of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers based on wafer-bonding technique

Huang Y., Haeggstrom E., BAYRAM B., Zhuang X., Ergun A., Cheng C., ...Daha Fazla

IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Hawaii, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 5 - 08 Ekim 2003, ss.1161-1164 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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  • Basıldığı Şehir: Hawaii
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1161-1164
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report experimental results from collapsed regime operation of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (cMUTs) fabricated by a wafer bonding technique. The results show that a cMUT operating in the collapsed regime produces a maximal output pressure higher than a cMUT operating in the pre-collapse regime at 90 % of its collapse voltage, 1.79 kPa/V vs. 9.72 kPa/V at 2.3 MHz. In collapsed regime operation the fractional bandwidth (pulse echo) is increased compared to that obtained in pre-collapsed regime operation 140 % vs. 83 % with a bias 90 % of the collapse voltage. Characterization of 1-D cMUT arrays operating in oil was done by ultrasonic pulse echo and pitch catch measurements.