Phased array systems pulse and receive from multiple elements of an array. These elements are pulsed in such a way as to cause multiple beam components to combine with each other and form a single wave front traveling in the desired direction. Similarly, the receiver function combines the input from multiple elements into a single presentation.
Because phasing technology permits electronic beam shaping and steering, it is possible to generate a vast number of different ultrasonic beam profiles from a single probe assembly, and this beam steering can be dynamically programmed to create electronic scans:
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The concept of a standard or “generic” RF front end architecture that can be scaled over different frequency bands and/or “programmed” to meet different power requirements has been a focus of academic and industrial research for the last two decades.
Neo Scan Systems
NeoScan® is a turnkey, electric or magnetic field probe and measurement system. It can be configured as a near-field scanning system for mapping aperture-level field distributions with minimal invasiveness to the device or system under test.