On the spectral response of thick piezoelectric capacitive sensors for arrays in imagenology applications

B. Reyes-Ramírez; C. Garcia-Segundo; A. García-Valenzuela

doi:10.1117/12.2043789

20 March 2014 On the spectral response of thick piezoelectric capacitive sensors for arrays in imagenology applications

B. Reyes-Ramírez, C. Garcia-Segundo, A. García-Valenzuela

Proceedings Volume 9040, Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography; 90401J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043789
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We investigate the spectral response of capacitive sensors with 28 μm thick Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) films operating in the piezoelectric mode. We present spectra of signals obtained from laser-induced photoacoustic emissions in several materials. We examine the sensor response to direct laser pulses and to ultrasonic signals generated by laser pulses interacting with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) phantoms, neoprene slabs and a composite of PVA phantom with a hidden slab of neoprene. We exhibit the sensor's sensitivity to the phantom thickness, affecting the amplitude and bandwidth of the ultrasonic output signal. The sensors fabricated and tested under water achieved an operational frequency bandwidth ranging from 1 to 50 MHz.

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B. Reyes-Ramírez, C. Garcia-Segundo, and A. García-Valenzuela "On the spectral response of thick piezoelectric capacitive sensors for arrays in imagenology applications", Proc. SPIE 9040, Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography, 90401J (20 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043789

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