Polyadic Cantor Fractal Ultrasonic Lenses: Design and Characterization

[EN] Traditional acoustic lenses modulate the ultrasonic beam due to their curved surfaces and the refractive material of which they are made. In this work, a different type of acoustic lens, based on Polyadic Cantor Fractals (PCF), is presented and thoroughly analyzed. These new Polyadic Cantor Fra...

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Autores: Castiñeira-Ibáñez, Sergio|||0000-0001-6414-3906, Tarrazó-Serrano, Daniel|||0000-0001-9986-0884, Fuster Escuder, José Miguel|||0000-0001-7778-8834, Candelas Valiente, Pilar|||0000-0002-9924-7673, Rubio Michavila, Constanza|||0000-0002-4395-7473
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/111638
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/111638
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fractal lenses
Diffraction
Polyadic Cantor fractal
Ultrasonics
FISICA APLICADA
MATEMATICA APLICADA
TEORIA DE LA SEÑAL Y COMUNICACIONES
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Sumario:[EN] Traditional acoustic lenses modulate the ultrasonic beam due to their curved surfaces and the refractive material of which they are made. In this work, a different type of acoustic lens, based on Polyadic Cantor Fractals (PCF), is presented and thoroughly analyzed. These new Polyadic Cantor Fractal Lenses (PCFLs) are completely flat and easy to build, and they present interesting modulation capabilities over the acoustic profile. The dependence of the focusing profile on the PCFL design parameters is fully characterized, and it is shown that certain design parameters provide a dynamic control, which is critical in many medical applications such as thermal ablation of tumors.