摘要:
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device having a substrate of desired material is vacuum encapsulated in a structure fabricated from the same material as that comprising the substrate.
摘要:
The invention relates to elastic surface-wave structures. The elastic surface wave structure in accordance with the invention comprises a non magnetic substrate and a surface wave transducer containing at least one emissive zone situated in a deposited layer of magnetostrictive material subjected to an alternating magnetic field and to a magnetic polarization field.
摘要:
Doubly rotated propagation surface defining cuts of single crystal berlinite (AIPO.sub.4) are utilized to provide temperature compensated surface acoustic wave (SAW) substrates having high piezoelectric coupling factors and low diffraction losses. A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a berlinite substrate member having a propagation surface that substantially coincides with a plane defined by Euler angles Lambda = 76.8.degree., mu = 90.0.degree., and Theta = 11.5.degree.. An alternative embodiment utilizes a propagation surface that substantially coincides with a plane defined by Euler angles Lambda = 79.7.degree., mu = 90.0.degree., and Theta = 15.5.degree..
摘要:
Surface acoustic waves are propagated across a thin, flexible diaphragm which is subjected to an applied external pressure. Since the wave velocity and path length vary with diaphragm deformation, the acoustic wave delay time is a function of the applied external pressure. Electroacoustic transducers are fabricated on opposite edges of the diaphragm for electronic excitation and detection of the surface acoustic wave. An electronic feedback path including the two transducers, the wave path, and an electronic amplifier oscillates at a frequency which is determined by the delay time required for acoustic wave propagation over the diaphragm path, and which decreases approximately linearly with applied external pressure. A second acoustic path called the reference path has a length equal to the first path and in the preferred embodiment contains a diaphragm which is subject to a different applied pressure. A second electronic feedback path composed of two transducers, the reference path and a second amplifier oscillates at a second frequency called the reference frequency. By applying a sample of the first and second oscillator voltages to a semiconductor mixer, a difference frequency output is obtained which is proportional to the differential pressure. The difference frequency output is approximately independent of temperature, and is easily converted to various digital codes by use of standard frequency counter circuits. If only one set of transducers is used, the device can also measure temperature in a digital manner. By adding a mass load to the center of the diaphragm, acceleration may be measured. Stress or strain measurements may also be made by bonding the diaphragms or only the transducers directly on the physical surface to be measured.
摘要:
A system is provided for reading acoustic images such as those obtainable in an elastic medium as a result of the focusing of, or interference between, acoustic waves. The image analysing device comprises a substrate made of piezoelectric material which is provided on one face with an interdigital array and an electro-acoustic transducer.The system permits to read acoustic images formed at the free surface on the opposite face of the substrate or at a certain distance from its free surface in contact with an elastic propagation medium.
摘要:
A temperature compensated acoustic surface wave device, such as a surface wave delay line is provided in which temperature compensation is provided by the deposition of an interdigital electrode structure on a substrate with an overlay film surface of piezoelectric material of a predetermined thickness. A double substrate arrangement is also disclosed in which the interdigital electrode structure is deposited upon the surface of a non-piezo-electric layer which in turn is placed upon the surface of a piezoelectric substrate.
摘要:
Acoustic waveguides, acoustic filters and acoustic reflectors are based upon the discovery of increased acoustic wave velocity in materials such as lithium niobate and lithium tantalate into which a metal such as titanium, nickel or chromium has been diffused. Velocity increases larger than 1 percent have been obtained; and negligible effect on acoustic loss is incurred thereby. The technique and the resulting devices result in a simpler structure than provided by the metallic strips or the ion beam etched surface regions of prior acoustic devices in which velocity perturbations of comparable magnitude have been desired.
摘要:
Disclosed is a surface wave device comprising one transducer having its fundamental resonant frequency at a subharmonic of the device operating frequency and a second transducer having its fundamental resonant frequency at the device operating frequency. Both transducers respond to surface waves at the operating frequency. Only the harmonic operated transducer responds to bulk waves at the operating frequency. Thus, signal coupled from one transducer to the other at the operating frequency contains no noise generated by bulk mode coupling.
摘要:
Charge storage and monitoring apparatus including a barrier electrode capable of supporting a charge adjacent a piezoelectric semiconductor to control the depletion layer and provide an output signal related to an acoustic wave in the semiconductor and the applied charge.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for reduction of triple transit signals generated by the interaction between acoustic surface waves and transducer elements in acoustic surface wave devices. Input transducers are positioned such that the transit time between a first input transducer and an output transducer is delayed by a quarter of a wavelength relative to the transit time between a second input transducer and the output transducer. The input signal to the second input transducer is delayed externally by a length of time equivalent to a quarter of a wavelength. The output transducer signals can therefore be combined to produce an enhanced output signal. Acoustic surface waves generated at an output transducer and returned to the output transducer after interaction with the first input transducer will be retarded two quarter wave lengths (one for each transit) as compared to acoustic surface simultaneously generated at an output transducer and returned to the output transducer after interaction with the second input transducer. Because of the phase relationship, the signals generated at the output transducers as a result of acoustic wave interactions with the two input transducers will cancel when combined.