Advanced piezoelectric single crystal based transducers for naval sonar applications

Kevin A. Snook; Paul W. Rehrig; Wesley S. Hackenberger; Xiaoning Jiang; Richard J. Meyer Jr.; Douglas Markley

doi:10.1117/12.599928

16 May 2005 Advanced piezoelectric single crystal based transducers for naval sonar applications

Kevin A. Snook, Paul W. Rehrig, Wesley S. Hackenberger, Xiaoning Jiang, Richard J. Meyer Jr., Douglas Markley

Proceedings Volume 5761, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599928
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

TRS is developing new transducers based on single crystal piezoelectric materials such as Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)_x-1Ti_xO₃ (PMN-PT). Single crystal piezoelectrics such as PMN-PT exhibit very high piezoelectric coefficients (d₃₃ ~ 1800 to >2000 pC/N) and electromechanical coupling factors (k₃₃ > 0.9), respectively, which may be exploited for improving the performance of broad bandwidth and high frequency sonar. Apart from basic performance, much research has been done on reducing the size and increasing the output power of tonpilz transducers for sonar applications. Results are presented from two different studies. "33" mode single crystal tonpilz transducers have reduced stack lengths due to their low elastic stiffness relative to PZTs, however, this produces non-ideal aspect ratios due to large lateral dimensions. Alternative "31" resonance mode tonpilz elements are proposed to improve performance over these "33" designs. d₃₂ values as high as 1600 pC/N have been observed, and since prestress is applied perpendicular to the poling direction, "31" mode Tonpilz elements exhibit lower loss and higher reliability than "33" mode designs. Planar high power tonpilz arrays are the optimum way to obtain the required acoustic pressure and bandwidth for small footprint, high power sensors. An important issue for these sensors is temperature and prestress stability, since fluctuations in tonpilz properties affects power delivery and sensing electronic design. TRS used the approach of modifying the composition of PMN-PT to improve the temperature dependence of properties of the material. Results show up to a 50% decrease in temperature change while losing minimal source level.

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Kevin A. Snook, Paul W. Rehrig, Wesley S. Hackenberger, Xiaoning Jiang, Richard J. Meyer Jr., and Douglas Markley "Advanced piezoelectric single crystal based transducers for naval sonar applications", Proc. SPIE 5761, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics, (16 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599928

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