Ultrasonic microphone and ultrasonic acoustic radio

Patent · Tue Nov 08 04:00:00 EST 2022

OSTI ID:1986783

Zhou, Qin; Zettl, Alexander K.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to an ultrasonic microphone and an ultrasonic acoustic radio. In one aspect a system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver comprises a membrane. The membrane comprises a single layer or multiple layers of a two-dimensional material. The receiver is operable to receive sound waves in a frequency range, with the frequency range being the ultrasonic frequency range.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); US Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 11,493,381
• Application Number: 17/136,933
• OSTI ID: 1986783
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English