Applications of piezoelectric actuators

Table 1. Actuators and related Applications

Actuator Type	Applications
Piezoelectric Disc	High Resolution Positioners, High Power Transducers, Interferometers, Strain Inducers, etc.
Piezoelectric Tube	Ink Jet Printers, Microlithography, Scanning Tunneling Microscopes (STM), Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), Cylindrical Ultrasonic Micromotor, etc.
Multilayer actuators	Deformable Mirrors, Active Suspensions, Stabilizers, Optical Fiber Switches, etc.
Moonie	Active Hydrophone element, Micropositioners, etc.
Rainbow	Variable Focus Mirrors, Valves, Relays, Micropumps, etc.
Bimorph	Benders, Buzzers, Printer Heads, Video Head, Positioners, Microphones, Transformer, Twister etc.