Broadband Hydrophone: Low Noise, Low Power, and Low Frequency

BII7010 Series Broadband Hydrophone: Low Noise, Low Power, and Low Frequency

The directional response patterns are omnidirectional in low frequency range and toroidal in high frequency range. Typical quality factor Q are 2 in useful frequency range. Pulsed sounds reach stable state quickly and its ringing is short. Custom-fit hydrophones with low power preamplifiers consume 40μA to 0.6mA which is a great merit for battery-powered portable acoustic system.
These hydrophones provide low cost solutions for underwater recording, listening and laboratory acoustics from 0.2Hz to 500kHz. They come with coax/shielded cables and underwater mateable/BNC/TRS/XLR/MIL-5015 style connectors, and are ready to be integrated into underwater acoustic systems. They support digital recorders and DAQs (A/D Converter). the output signal can be used for speaker system and headphone.
Small size and broadband of bespoke BII-7015 offers benefit for uses in parabolic receivers underwater to achieve the highest pressure gain and the narrowest beam width which are the merits in weak signal detection and searching, directional high speed communication, etc...
BII7010 Hydrophones with integrated low power preamplifiers and filters are ideal gears to amplify the weak signals underwater and reject ambient noises. Its compact and small size avoid interferences to acoustic field under test. The preamplifier integrated in the hydrophone can drive cable up to 1000m without signal loss. These features allows them to be used in long line arrays (streamers) and large planar arrays.
The hydrophone body has streamlined hemispherical domes which minimize the drag forces and the hydrodynamic noise caused by the hydrophone in motion or the flow past the hydrophone. They can measure the sound radiations and pressure changes in turbulent processes and flows.

Typical Applications
Towed/Dipping Hydrophone, Sonobuoy. LBL, SBL, USBL Positioning. Parabolic Antennas Underwater. Reference Hydrophone, Noise Measurement. Signal detection in strong currents.	Detection of Ultrasonic Cavitation Noise, Thermoacoustics in Gas. Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM System). Linear and Planar Array Element, Vector Hydrophone Element. Marine Bioacoustics, Phantom-power Hydrophone, Sound Recording. Studies of Ocean Turbulence and Flow, Marine Hydrodynamics.
Related Products
BII1000 Hydrophone and Ultrasonic Preamplifier.	BII7000 Omnidirectional Spherical Hydrophone, Up to 700kHz.
BII7120 Low Noise Hydrophone, Noise Below Sea-state Zero.	BII7180 Miniature Hydrophone: Φ1.0 to Φ3.5mm Aperture.

Specification

Low Noise Broadband Hydrophones

Hydrophone	FFVS (dBV/μPa)	Usable Frequency	Directivity Pattern	Depth Rating	No Preamp	Built-in Preamp
BII7011 Series	-194+Preamp Gain	0.2Hz to 70kHz	Omnidirectional to Toroidal	100 to 950m	Datasheet	Datasheet
BII7012 Series	-198+Preamp Gain	1Hz to 90kHz	Omnidirectional to Toroidal	300 to 950m	Datasheet	N/A
BII7013 Series	-200+Preamp Gain	1Hz to 160kHz	Omnidirectional to Toroidal	500m	Datasheet	N/A
BII7014 Series	-206+Preamp Gain	7Hz to 250kHz	Omnidirectional to Toroidal	300m	Datasheet	Datasheet
BII7015 Series	-210+Preamp Gain	1Hz to 500kHz	Omnidirectional to Toroidal	300m	Datasheet	N/A

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