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Transduction mechanisms of the Fabry-Perot polymer film sensing concept for wideband ultrasound detection

Beard et al., 1999

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6751627523018511286
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Beard P
Perennes F
Mills T
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ieee transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control

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The transduction mechanisms of a wideband (30 MHz) contact ultrasound sensor based upon the use of a thin polymer film acting as a Fabry-Perot interferometer have been investigated. Polyethylene terepthalate (PET) sensing elements, illuminated by the free …
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