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Area of Science:

Ultrasound imaging
Phased array transducer technology
Acoustic beamforming

Background:

Conventional phased array ultrasound transducers require small element pitches (~0.5λ) to prevent grating lobes.
Small pitches pose fabrication challenges for high-frequency arrays (>30 MHz).
Large-pitch transducers offer fabrication advantages but are prone to grating lobes.

Discussion:

A new transmit beamforming method combined with sign coherence factor (SCF) receive beamforming is proposed.
The transmit aperture is split into sub-apertures (N/K elements) to shorten the transmit grating lobe signal's temporal length.
This approach avoids synthetic aperture beamforming and associated phase distortions.

Key Insights:

Grating lobes in large-pitch phased arrays are significantly suppressed.
Simulations show ~20 dB suppression with K=2 for steering angles >25° and pitch >0.75λ.
A method for optimizing transmit sub-aperture selection has been developed.

Outlook:

Potential for improved fabrication of high-frequency ultrasound arrays.
Enhanced image quality in medical ultrasound applications.
Further research into optimizing beamforming parameters for various array designs.