Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li, Shiyu, Feng, Yicheng, Cui, Weiwei, Gong, Zhixiong
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12595
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866913029962072064
author Li, Shiyu
Feng, Yicheng
Cui, Weiwei
Gong, Zhixiong
author_facet Li, Shiyu
Feng, Yicheng
Cui, Weiwei
Gong, Zhixiong
contents High-frequency focused ultrasound is widely used in biomedical applications such as high-resolution imaging, neuromodulation, particle manipulation, and so on. However, dynamic tuning of the focal plane in conventional systems often relies on mechanically adjustable components or array-based control with complex system and high cost. In this work, an optically transparent, planar compact piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer was designed and fabricated by truncating an ideal spherical wavefront with a plane, enabling high-frequency focused ultrasound generation and convenient integration with microscopic platforms. The acoustic field was characterized experimentally at the focal plane under the design frequency and at propagation planes near the design frequency to evaluate the focal tuning. An approximate linear relation between the focal length and driving frequency near the design one is derived theoretically, and the finite-range tuning behavior is interpreted using the stationary-phase condition. Both theory and experiment show that the focal length varies approximately linearly with excitation frequency near the design frequency. Water-tank measurements agree well with the theoretical prediction, confirming the proposed model. This work provides a simple and cost-effective approach for focal tuning in compact high-frequency ultrasound devices.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2604_12595
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Experimental demonstration for precisely tuning the focal length of finite-aperture focused beams and vortex
Li, Shiyu
Feng, Yicheng
Cui, Weiwei
Gong, Zhixiong
Applied Physics
High-frequency focused ultrasound is widely used in biomedical applications such as high-resolution imaging, neuromodulation, particle manipulation, and so on. However, dynamic tuning of the focal plane in conventional systems often relies on mechanically adjustable components or array-based control with complex system and high cost. In this work, an optically transparent, planar compact piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer was designed and fabricated by truncating an ideal spherical wavefront with a plane, enabling high-frequency focused ultrasound generation and convenient integration with microscopic platforms. The acoustic field was characterized experimentally at the focal plane under the design frequency and at propagation planes near the design frequency to evaluate the focal tuning. An approximate linear relation between the focal length and driving frequency near the design one is derived theoretically, and the finite-range tuning behavior is interpreted using the stationary-phase condition. Both theory and experiment show that the focal length varies approximately linearly with excitation frequency near the design frequency. Water-tank measurements agree well with the theoretical prediction, confirming the proposed model. This work provides a simple and cost-effective approach for focal tuning in compact high-frequency ultrasound devices.
title Experimental demonstration for precisely tuning the focal length of finite-aperture focused beams and vortex
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12595