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Victor Contreras

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Instituto de Ciencias Físicas

Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210

Mexico

  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

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Scholarly Papers (6)

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Enhanced Standing-Wave Acoustic Levitation Using High-Order Transverse Modes in Phased Array Ultrasonic Cavities

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Enhanced Standing-Wave Acoustic Levitation Using High-Order Transverse Modes in Phased Array Ultrasonic Cavities

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Sep 2023
Victor Contreras and Karen Volke-Sepúlveda
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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ultrasonic phased arrays, standing waves, acoustic levitation, high-order transverse modes

Enhanced standing-wave acoustic levitation using high-order transverse modes in phased array ultrasonic cavities

Posted: 04 Jan 2024
Victor Contreras
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

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Ultrasonic phased arrays, Standing waves, Acoustic levitation, High-order transverse modes

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The role of the numerical aperture to enhance acoustic trapping in levitation with focused standing-waves

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Nov 2025
Victor Contreras, Jhon Pazos-Ospina, Joao Luis Ealo C, Diego Baresch and Karen Volke-Sepúlveda
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Universidad del Valle, Universidad del Valle, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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acoustic levitation, radiation forces, numerical aperture, focused standing waves

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The Resonant Behavior of Airborne Standing-Wave Acoustic Levitators Based on Arrays of Ultrasonic Transducers

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 26 Jun 2024
Victor Contreras and Ruben D. Muelas-Hurtado
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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acoustic levitation, resonance, standing waves, ultrasonic phased arrays

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Electro-Acoustic Study Of Airborne Standing-Wave Acoustic Levitators Based On Arrays Of Ultrasonic Transducers

Ultrasonics, volume 151, 2025[10.1016/j.ultras.2025.107606]
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2025
Ruben D. Muelas-Hurtado and Victor Contreras
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
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acoustic levitation, electric response, piezoelectric transducers, resonance, standing waves

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Electro-Acoustic Study of Airborne Standing-Wave Acoustic Levitators Based On Arrays of Ultrasonic Transducers

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 26 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2025
Ruben D. Muelas-Hurtado and Victor Contreras
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
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Keywords: acoustic levitation, electric response, piezoelectric transducers, resonance, standing waves.

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Focused standing-wave acoustic levitation and transportation of large objects in a phased-array cylindrical cavity

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 13 Apr 2026
Salvador Escobar-Guerrero, Ruben D. Muelas-Hurtado and Victor Contreras
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
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Acoustic levitation, Standing waves, Ultrasound, Phased arrays