CN208902663U - A kind of ultrasonic microscope based on annular array - Google Patents
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The utility model proposes a kind of ultrasonic microscopes based on annular array, including annular array transducer, acoustic beam generator, signal processing apparatus, control device, driving device and ultrasound image display device；The acoustic beam generator is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus respectively, and the signal processing apparatus is electrically connected with the ultrasound image display device；The control device is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus, the driving device respectively；The annular array transducer is annular array type, and the acoustic lens material of the annular array transducer is quartz glass material, and the acoustic lens of the annular array transducer is set in the driving device, completes point by point scanning with the driving device is mobile to change focus point.Ultrasonic microscope provided by the embodiment of the utility model can reduce the cost of acoustic lens material, while guarantee ultrasonic microscope performance.
Description
Technical field
The utility model relates to ultrasonic detecting technology fields, micro- more particularly, to a kind of ultrasound based on annular array
Mirror.
Background technique
Ultrasonic microscope is a kind of equipment for carrying out microexamination to substance using acoustics imaging principle, that is, utilizes sample sound
Learn performance difference, generated with the method for acoustic imaging high contrast, high magnification ultrasound image device.Many substances are not
Light transmission, but energy entrant sound, sound wave have very strong " penetrating " ability to Cucumber, and ultrasonic microscope can directly be observed opaque
And each substance of entrant sound.Since each substance and the structure, density, intensity of internal each section, compressibility and viscosity etc. are each
It is not identical, therefore sound also has very big difference in characteristics such as reflection, refraction, absorption and the decaying wherein propagated.The micro- detection of ultrasound
Have the characteristics that highly sensitive, high-resolution and image are intuitive, has in fields such as electronics industry, medicine, material science wide
Application prospect.
In the prior art, ultrasonic microscope forms linear acoustic beam using line focus acoustic lens, to measure the mechanicalness of material
The anisotropy of energy, ultrasonic microscope mainly use annular array ultrasonic probe to generate ultrasonic wave, are passing through sapphire acoustic lens
With acoustic beam generator delay and focusing aft beam high order focusing in a bit, by the mobile accumulation point of motor-driven machine tool device complete by
Spot scan finally obtains acoustic picture；But due to it is sapphire it is at high price, difficulty of processing is big, and sapphire acoustic impedance is non-
Normal height is not easy acoustic matching, leads to the higher cost of ultrasonic microscope.
Utility model content
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of ultrasonic microscope based on annular array, aobvious to solve existing ultrasound
The technical issues of higher cost of micro mirror, to reduce the cost of acoustic lens material, while guaranteeing the performance of ultrasonic microscope.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, it is micro- to provide a kind of ultrasound based on annular array for the utility model embodiment
Mirror, including annular array transducer, acoustic beam generator, signal processing apparatus, control device, driving device and ultrasound image are shown
Device；
The acoustic beam generator is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus respectively, the letter
Number processing unit is electrically connected with the ultrasound image display device；The control device respectively with the annular front energy converter,
The signal processing apparatus, driving device electrical connection；The annular array transducer is annular array type, and the annular
The acoustic lens material of array energy transducer is quartz glass material, and the acoustic lens of the annular array transducer is set to the driving
On device, point by point scanning is completed to change focus point with the driving device is mobile.
Preferably, the annular array transducer includes emitting surface for emitting ultrasonic wave and for receiving
With the acoustic lens for the ultrasonic wave for emitting the emitting surface, the inner surface of the acoustic lens is towards the emitting surface.
Preferably, spiral salient is formed on the inner surface of the acoustic lens.
Preferably, the acoustic lens has the outer surface for emitting ultrasonic wave, and the outer surface is spherical convex
Lens arrangement.
Preferably, the driving device is drive motor.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model embodiment has the following beneficial effects:
Ultrasonic wave is generated by the annular front energy converter, ultrasonic wave passes through the acoustic lens of the annular front energy converter
Realize that physics slightly focuses, the acoustic beam generator provides fine Electronic and focuses, and exists since physics focuses, prolongs to electron focusing
Slow length range requires to reduce, so that shape is into a line after the ultrasonic wave acoustic beam delay and focusing aft beam high order focusing formed
Shape acoustic beam rotates line acoustic beam by the electron focusing transformation of the acoustic beam generator, to measure each of material surface parameter
Item is anisotropic.
Wherein, the annular that the ultrasonic probe that the annular front energy converter is constituted is made of tens or several hundred vibration array elements
Array needs more separate physical electron channels to control corresponding array element respectively.
In addition, the acoustic lens material of the annular array transducer is quartz glass material, quartz glass material has valence
Lattice are cheap, characteristic easy to process, being easy to acoustic impedance match, can replace indigo plant that is expensive, not easy to be processed, being not easy acoustic impedance match
Jewel is as acoustic lens material.
In this way, the ultrasonic microscope based on annular array electronically generates the linear acoustic beam of rotation, effectively
Avoid heavy electromechanical rotation drive device, and speed is fast, it can be achieved that real-time detection, and poly- by the electronics of the acoustic beam generator
Coke delay cooperates acoustic lens delay, forms high order focusing, one side available rates are cheap, it is easy to process, be easy to acoustic impedance
Matched quartz glass replaces sapphire that is expensive, not easy to be processed, being not easy acoustic impedance match, as acoustic lens material, another party
Electron focusing delay span in face reduces, and high frequency delay circuit is easy to accomplish.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the ultrasonic microscope based on annular array in the utility model embodiment；
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the acoustic lens in the utility model embodiment；
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the high-frequency ring ultrasound face battle array in the utility model embodiment；
Fig. 4 is that the electronic delay of the acoustic beam in the utility model embodiment focuses schematic diagram；
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram for the linear acoustic beam that the ultrasonic annular array in the utility model embodiment generates；
Wherein, the appended drawing reference in Figure of description is as follows:
1, annular array transducer；2, acoustic beam generator；3, signal processing apparatus；4, control device；5, ultrasound image is aobvious
Showing device；6, acoustic lens；7, annular array；8, driving device.
Specific embodiment
The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, carries out the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model
Clearly and completely describe, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than whole
Embodiment.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are without creative efforts
Every other embodiment obtained, fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
Referring to Figure 1, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of ultrasonic microscope based on annular array, including annular
Array energy transducer 1, acoustic beam generator 2, signal processing apparatus 3, control device 4 and ultrasound image display device 5；
The acoustic beam generator 2 is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus 3 respectively, described
Signal processing apparatus 3 is electrically connected with the ultrasound image display device 5；The control device 4 is changed with the annular front respectively
It can device, the electrical connection of the signal processing apparatus 3；The annular array transducer 1 is annular array type, and the annular array changes
6 material of acoustic lens of energy device 1 is quartz glass material.
In the present embodiment, ultrasonic wave is generated by the annular front energy converter, ultrasonic wave is by the annular front
The acoustic lens 6 of energy converter realizes that physics slightly focuses, and the acoustic beam generator 2 provides fine Electronic and focuses, since physics focusing is deposited
The delay length range of electron focusing is being required to reduce, so that the ultrasonic wave acoustic beam delay and focusing aft beam formed is high
Degree forms a linear acoustic beam (as shown in Figure 5) after focusing, make line acoustic beam by the electron focusing transformation of the acoustic beam generator 2
Rotation, to measure the anisotropic of material surface parameter.
Wherein, the annular that the ultrasonic probe that the annular front energy converter is constituted is made of tens or several hundred vibration array elements
Array 7 needs more separate physical electron channels to control corresponding array element respectively.
In addition, 6 material of acoustic lens of the annular array transducer 1 is quartz glass material, quartz glass material has
Characteristic that is cheap, easy to process, being easy to acoustic impedance match, can replace it is expensive, not easy to be processed, be not easy acoustic impedance match
Sapphire is as acoustic lens material.
In this way, the ultrasonic microscope based on annular array electronically generates the linear acoustic beam of rotation, effectively
Avoid heavy electromechanical rotation drive device, and speed is fast, it can be achieved that real-time detection, and passes through the electronics of the acoustic beam generator 2
Focusing delay cooperates the acoustic lens 6 to be delayed, and forms high order focusing, one side available rates are cheap, it is easy to process, be easy to acoustic resistance
Matched quartz glass is resisted to replace sapphire that is expensive, not easy to be processed, being not easy acoustic impedance match, it is another as acoustic lens material
Aspect electron focusing delay span reduces, and high frequency delay circuit is easy to accomplish.
Fig. 2 is referred to, in the utility model embodiment, the annular array transducer 1 includes for emitting ultrasonic wave
Emitting surface and the ultrasonic wave for receiving and emitting the emitting surface acoustic lens 6, the inner surface court of the acoustic lens 6
To the emitting surface.Spiral salient is formed on the inner surface of the acoustic lens 6.The acoustic lens 6 has super for emitting
The outer surface of sound wave, the spherical convex lens structures in outer surface.
In the present embodiment, it should be noted that the physics that the acoustic lens 6 provides annular array slightly focuses, the sound
Beam generator 2 provides fine Electronic and focuses, and exists since physics focuses, and requires to reduce to the delay length range of electron focusing.
The signal processing apparatus 3 is ultrasonic signal, image processing unit, including filters, take envelope, log-compressed, decline
Subtract the signals, image processing function such as compensation, signal is intuitively shown in the ultrasound image in the form of images so that treated
In display device 5.
Fig. 3 is referred to, the preparation step of the high frequency ultrasound annular array of the annular array transducer 1 is specific as follows:
I) piezoelectric membrane is prepared using observing and controlling sputtering technology or mechanical lapping polishing process；Wherein, film thickness h is depended on
Ultrasonic microscope frequency h=c/f, f are frequencies, and c is the piezoelectric membrane velocity of sound.
Ii) annular array array element is formed using dry etching or wet etching.
Iii) micro Process array element line realizes that array element electrode is connected using the micro Process Joining Technology of innovation, in array element
One layer 1-2 microns thick SU-8 2000 (MicroChem, USA) dielectric isolation layers of electrode surface spin coating, pass through mask exposure light
It carves, a series of connection window of tens microns of sizes is outputed on SU-8 separation layer, sputter silver conductive layer and pass through mask exposure
It is lithographically formed connection line.In order to preferably reinforce connection reliability, avoid line from disconnecting, by SU-8 expose when
It waits, by a four sides reflecting mirror, graded exposure intensity is formed on the dielectric isolation layer of SU-8, so that SU-8 opens a window to be formed
Smooth slope surface.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the preparation step that institute's focus linear acoustic beam generates are as follows:
It is focused by electronic Dynamic and is implemented in combination with 6 physics fixed-focus of acoustic lens, specific as follows:
I) quartz glass is processed by mechanical milling tech or laser technology, to form spherical dimple mirror, to be prepared into
To acoustic lens 6, the physical delay for acoustic beam is focused.
Ii) it is as shown in Figure 4 to focus schematic diagram for the electronic delay of acoustic beam, wherein acoustic beam delay circuit and existing dynamic are point-by-point
Focusing delay circuit engineering is identical.
The delay and focusing calculation formula of n-th of vibration array element are as follows:
Wherein, p (r, φ) is a point in focal line, and Δ tn is focusing of n-th of the vibration array element with respect to center vibration array element
Delay time, xn are the distance of n-th of vibration array element distance center vibration array element, and r is focus point apart from energy converter centre distance, and rn is
N-th of vibration array element distance of focus point distance, Δ tl are the delay that quartz glass acoustic lens 6 generates, and c is the velocity of sound in medium.
Iii) 6 fixed delay of quartz glass acoustic lens is combined with the delay of the electronic Dynamic of acoustic beam delay circuit, forms height
Focus linear acoustic beam.
The ultrasonic probe of the annular array ultrasonic microscope of the present embodiment is 6-8 vibration array element annular array, saturating by sound
Mirror 6 and 2 delay and focusing aft beam high order focusing of acoustic beam generator are complete by the mobile accumulation point of motor-driven machine tool device in a bit
At point by point scanning, acoustic picture is finally obtained.
Wherein, high-frequency ring transducer array development.It mainly include sound focusing lens design and processing, high electromechanical coupling
The preparation of number ZnO film, the control of the array element etching etching parameters such as agent prescription and temperature-time, the array element electrode based on micro-processing technology
Connection；2) high-frequency digital beamformer development.It mainly include super low noise preamplifier and split-second precision delay circuit
Design.
Conventional ultrasound microscope imaging speed is slow, sound focusing lens are expensive and are difficult to limit it in various fields
Using, this project is the important scientific research and innovation of high-end scientific instrument, while also contribute to we biomedicine, integrated circuit,
The fields such as materialogy obtain a series of original scientific research results.For example 1-10 micro-meter scale can be generated in ultrasonic microscope in water
The high order focusing velocity of sound, control this wave beam electron scanning can realize to the fine particles such as cell it is quick manipulation and mechanical performance grind
Study carefully, exactly bottleneck is studied in excusing from death tweezers (Acoustic tweezers) at present for this.
To sum up, the utility model provides a kind of ultrasonic microscope based on annular array, including annular array transducer
1, acoustic beam generator 2, signal processing apparatus 3, control device 4 and ultrasound image display device 5；The acoustic beam generator 2 is distinguished
It is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus 3, the signal processing apparatus 3 and the ultrasound image
Display device 5 is electrically connected；The control device 4 is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus 3 respectively
It connects；The annular array transducer 1 is annular array type, and 6 material of acoustic lens of the annular array transducer 1 is quartzy glass
Glass material.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model embodiment has the following beneficial effects:
(1) ultrasonic wave is generated by the annular front energy converter, ultrasonic wave passes through the sound of the annular front energy converter
Lens 6 realize that physics slightly focuses, and the acoustic beam generator 2 provides fine Electronic and focuses, and exist since physics focuses, poly- to electronics
Burnt delay length range requires to reduce, so that being formed after the ultrasonic wave acoustic beam delay and focusing aft beam high order focusing formed
One linear acoustic beam rotates line acoustic beam by the electron focusing transformation of the acoustic beam generator 2, to measure material surface ginseng
Several anisotropics.
(2) circular array that the ultrasonic probe that the annular front energy converter is constituted is made of tens or several hundred vibration array elements
Column, need more separate physical electron channels to control corresponding array element respectively.
(3) 6 material of acoustic lens of the annular array transducer 1 is quartz glass material, and quartz glass material has valence
Lattice are cheap, characteristic easy to process, being easy to acoustic impedance match, can replace indigo plant that is expensive, not easy to be processed, being not easy acoustic impedance match
Jewel is as acoustic lens material.
(4) ultrasonic microscope based on annular array electronically generates the linear acoustic beam of rotation, effectively keeps away
Exempt from heavy electromechanical rotation drive device, and speed is fast, it can be achieved that real-time detection.
(5) cooperate the acoustic lens 6 to be delayed by the electron focusing delay of the acoustic beam generator 2, form high order focusing,
One side available rates are cheap, quartz glass substitution easy to process, being easy to acoustic impedance match is expensive, not easy to be processed, are not easy sound
The sapphire of impedance matching, as acoustic lens material, another aspect electron focusing delay span is reduced, and high frequency delay circuit is easy
It realizes.
The above is preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is noted that for the ordinary skill of the art
For personnel, without departing from the principle of this utility model, several improvements and modifications can also be made, these are improved and profit
Decorations are also considered as the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims (5)
1. a kind of ultrasonic microscope based on annular array, which is characterized in that including annular array transducer, acoustic beam generator,
Signal processing apparatus, control device, driving device and ultrasound image display device；
The acoustic beam generator is electrically connected with the annular front energy converter, the signal processing apparatus respectively, at the signal
Reason device is electrically connected with the ultrasound image display device；The control device respectively with the annular front energy converter, described
Signal processing apparatus, driving device electrical connection；The annular array transducer is annular array type, and the annular array
The acoustic lens material of energy converter is quartz glass material, and the acoustic lens of the annular array transducer is set to the driving device
On, point by point scanning is completed with the driving device is mobile to change focus point.
2. as described in claim 1 based on the ultrasonic microscope of annular array, which is characterized in that the annular array transducer
Acoustic lens including the emitting surface for emitting ultrasonic wave and the ultrasonic wave for receiving and emitting the emitting surface, it is described
The inner surface of acoustic lens is towards the emitting surface.
3. as claimed in claim 1 or 2 based on the ultrasonic microscope of annular array, which is characterized in that the acoustic lens it is interior
Spiral salient is formed on surface.
4. as claimed in claim 1 or 2 based on the ultrasonic microscope of annular array, which is characterized in that the acoustic lens has
For emitting the outer surface of ultrasonic wave, the spherical convex lens structures in outer surface.
5. as described in claim 1 based on the ultrasonic microscope of annular array, which is characterized in that the driving device is driving
Motor.
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