A 220 kHz Air-Coupled Spiral Ultrasonic Phased Array Using Waveguides
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Abstract
The freedom of air-coupled phased array design is restricted due to the size constraints of off-the-shelf transducers. Waveguides can be a solution, because they allow to design the element aperture as well as the array aperture independently of transducer sizes. Recent work (Rutsch et al. 2021) has demonstrated the feasibility of air-coupled waveguides at frequencies around 40 kHz for phased arrays. This work explores the use of waveguides at a higher frequency of 220 kHz with commercially available piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers for creating air-coupled phased arrays, since higher frequency allows higher resolution. We employ tapered, cylindrical 3D-printed waveguides of equal lengths in an arc shape, with each 220 kHz transducer individually controllable for 3D beam steering. A spiral arrangement of the transducers is chosen for its lower maximum side lobe level and independence of the λ/2 criterion. The point spread function of the resulting phased array is characterized in an anechoic chamber. Results confirm the feasibility of the waveguided phased array at 220 kHz, with a -3 dB main lobe width of 9° and a maximum side lobe level of -10 dB. Therefore the waveguide approach is feasible even at higher frequencies such as 220 kHz for selecting the aperture independent of the transducer.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium, UFFC-JS 2024 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 979-8-3503-7190-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) |
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| ISSN | 1099-4734 |
Conference
| Title | 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium |
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| Abbreviated title | UFFC-JS 2024 |
| Duration | 22 - 26 September 2024 |
| Website | |
| Location | Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center & Online |
| City | Taipei |
| Country | Taiwan, Province of China |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0002-0803-8818/work/187080217 |
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Keywords
- air-coupled waveguides, phase calibration, Phased arrays, ultrasonic transducers