Title :
Sound Visualization on Bulk-Micromachined Optical Acoustic Transducer
Author :
Suzuki, Kazuhiro ; Funaki, Hideyuki ; Naruse, Yujiro
Author_Institution :
Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, Japan kazuhilo.suzuki@toshiba.co.jp
Abstract :
We present a new conceptual acoustic transducer. The transducer expresses the sound wave as the displacement of a two-dimensional diffraction spot. This optical locus is uniquely decided depending on the frequency component of the sound.
Keywords :
Acoustic diffraction; Acoustic transducers; Diffraction gratings; Micromechanical devices; Microphones; Optical diffraction; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Silicon; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569724