A self-reciprocity calibration method for broadband focused transducers

J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Sep;140(3):EL236. doi: 10.1121/1.4962376.

Abstract

A procedure is developed for self-calibration of broadband, spherically focused ultrasonic transducers based on reciprocity. The input and received signals are measured in a pulse-echo configuration. These signals are used in conjunction with a multi-Gaussian beam model to obtain the electromechanical transfer function of the transducer. This calibration procedure is advantageous because it reduces the experimental configuration to a single transducer and a reflector. Experimental results indicate that the transfer function is insensitive to on-axis reflector placement. This result supports the feasibility of integrating the calibration procedure into actual testing in some situations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't