Small plates of piezoceramic BaTi1-xSnxO3 with double layer structure were
sintered. The Sn concentration in the layers was nearly uniform with the x-
values of 0 or 0.1. The plates were poled and bonded to steel and brass wit
h epoxy resin. The pulse and continous wave (cw) responses of these mechani
cal systems were examined ana compared to a uniform barium titanate ceramic
plate. The reflected ultrasound pulse signals for the layered transducers
had a greater bandwith than the uniform barium titanate ceramic plate. The
results of the bonded thickness vibrators in the pulse and cw operation mod
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