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Reception characteristics investigation and measurement of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer

Hongliang Wang (National Key Laboratory For Electronic Measurement Technology, Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement (North University of China), Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan, China)
Xiangjun Wang (MOEMS Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China)
Changde He (National Key Laboratory For Electronic Measurement Technology, Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement (North University of China), Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan, China)
Chenyang Xue (National Key Laboratory For Electronic Measurement Technology, Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement (North University of China), Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan, China)

Sensor Review

ISSN: 0260-2288

Article publication date: 12 September 2019

Issue publication date: 26 May 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

As a new type of ultrasonic transducer with significant advantages, capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) has good application prospect. The reception characteristic of the CMUT is one of the important factors determining the application effect. This paper aims to study the reception characteristics of CMUT.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, the state equation is deduced and the analysis model is established in SIMULINK environment based on the lumped parameter system model of the CMUT cell. Based on this analysis model, the influencing factors of CMUT reception characteristics are studied and investigated, and the time-domain and frequency-domain characteristics are investigated in detail.

Findings

The analysis results show that parameters directly affect the reception characteristics of the CMUT, such as direct current (DC) bias voltage, input sound pressure amplitude and frequency. At the same time, the measurement system is built and the reception characteristics are verified.

Originality/value

This paper provides an effective method for rapid analyzing the reception characteristics of CMUT. These results provide an important theoretical basis and reference for further optimization of CMUT structure design, and lay a good foundation for the practical application measurement.

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Acknowledgements

This paper forms part of a special section “Innovative Sensor Systems”, guest edited by Hubert B. Keller, Rolf Seifert and Sina Keller.

The authors wish to thank the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFF01010500); the Special Fund Support of the Shanxi Province Natural Science Foundation (201701D121066); the Fund for Shanxi “1331 Project” Key Subject Construction(1331KSC); the open project of Key Laboratory of Mcro Opto-electro Mechanical System Technology, Tianjin University, Ministry of Education; the open project of Key Laboratory of Dynamic Measurement (North University of China), Ministry of Education, North University of China; the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2016YFC0101900).

Citation

Wang, H., Wang, X., He, C. and Xue, C. (2020), "Reception characteristics investigation and measurement of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer", Sensor Review, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-06-2019-0146

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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