Acoustic source for generating an acoustic beam

Title: Acoustic source for generating an acoustic beam

Abstract

An acoustic source for generating an acoustic beam includes a housing; a plurality of spaced apart piezo-electric layers disposed within the housing; and a non-linear medium filling between the plurality of layers. Each of the plurality of piezoelectric layers is configured to generate an acoustic wave. The non-linear medium and the plurality of piezo-electric material layers have a matching impedance so as to enhance a transmission of the acoustic wave generated by each of plurality of layers through the remaining plurality of layers.

Inventors:: Vu, Cung Khac; Sinha, Dipen N.; Pantea, Cristian

Issue Date:: 2016-05-31

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1255130

Patent Number(s):: 9,354,346

Application Number:: 13/836,718

Assignee:: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 15

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS

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Parametric Acoustic Array
journal, April 1963

Westervelt, Peter J.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 35, Issue 4
DOI: 10.1121/1.1918525

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