Erwin Reichel, Sebastian Claus Schneider, Bernhard Zagar,
"Characterization of Ultrasonic Transducers Using the Schlieren-Technique"
, in 2005 IEEE Instrumentationand Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2005
Original Titel:
Characterization of Ultrasonic Transducers Using the Schlieren-Technique
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
Acoustic pulse–waves in water generated by ultrasonic transducers with power levels in the medical diagnostic range are characterized by analyzing the optical diffraction patterns of short laser pulses due to pressure waves. The diffracted laser light is filtered in the Fourier–plane of an optical system and projected onto a CCD–camera. Using this technique it is possible to measure the ultrasound–field in a short time interval, which would otherwise last hours or days using the standard method of measuring the intensity in a large number of points in three dimensions with a hydrophone. Additionally the phase–information of the ultrasonic wave is acquired easily.