Optically transparent piezoelectric transducer for ultrasonic particle manipulation

IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2014 Mar;61(3):389-91. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2014.2923.

Abstract

We report an optically transparent ultrasonic device, consisting of indium-tin-oxide-coated lithium niobate (LNO), for use in particle manipulation. This device shows good transparency in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths and, acoustically, compares favorably with conventional prototype devices with silver electrodes.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • High-Energy Shock Waves*
  • Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / instrumentation*
  • Micromanipulation / instrumentation*
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Tin Compounds / chemistry*
  • Tin Compounds / radiation effects*
  • Transducers*

Substances

  • Tin Compounds
  • indium tin oxide