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Convention Paper

Condenser Microphones with Electret Foil

Authors: Sessler, Gerhard M.; West, James E.

AES Convention 15 · Paper 313 · October 1963

Abstract

A new kind of condenser microphone which utiliizes a foil electret and therefore requires no external dc bias is described in this paper. Due to its relatively low impedance, the microphone can be connected directly to conventional transistor amplifiers. The frequency response of the microphone is within ±3 db from 50 to 15000 cps. Sensitivities as high as -50 dbv re 1µbar have been achieved. Measurements over a period of about one year have shown no degradation of microphone sensitivities and indicate excellent stability of these systems.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 15
AES Convention
15
Paper number
313
Publication date
October 6, 1963
Affiliation
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper