A unidirectional acoustic probe including a high-performance interconnection
network,
and a method of manufacturing such a probe. The unidirectional acoustic probe includes
linear piezoelectric transducers on the surface of a dielectric film. The dielectric
film includes a connection device to electrically connect the piezoelectric transducers
to a control device. The connection device includes primary connection pads, facing
the piezoelectric transducers, secondary connection pads, offset with respect to
the piezoelectric transducers, so that the transducers can be connected to the
control device, and conducting tracks connecting the primary connection pads to
the secondary connection pads. The conducting tracks are in a direction perpendicular
to the direction defined by a major axis of the piezoelectric transducers.