Bedirhan İlik

Mr. Bedirhan İlik

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2018 in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
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BİBedirhan İlik
Bedirhan İlik
AKAziz Koyuncuoglu
Aziz Koyuncuoglu
ÖŞÖzlem Şardan-Sukas
Özlem Şardan-Sukas
HKHaluk Külah
Haluk Külah

22 August 2017 in Proceedings
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BİBedirhan İlik
Bedirhan İlik
AKAziz Koyuncuoglu
Aziz Koyuncuoglu
HUHasan Uluşan
Hasan Uluşan
SCSalar Chamanian
Salar Chamanian
DIDilek Işık
Dilek Işık
HKHaluk Külah
Haluk Külah
This paper presents design and fabrication of a MEMS-based thin film piezoelectric transducer to be placed on an eardrum for fully-implantable cochlear implant (FICI) applications. Resonating at a specific frequency within the hearing band, the transducer senses eardrum vibration and generates the required voltage output for the stimulating circuitry. Moreover, high sensitivity of the sensor, 391.9 mV/Pa @900 Hz, decreases the required power for neural stimulation. The transducer provides highest voltage output in the literature (200 mVpp @100 dB SPL) to our knowledge. A multi-frequency piezoelectric sensor, covering the daily acoustic band, is designed based on the test results and validated through FEA. The implemented system provides mechanical filtering, and mimics the natural operation of the cochlea. Herewith, the proposed sensor overcomes the challenges in FICI operations and demonstrates proof-of-concept for next generation FICIs.