Abstract:
More than one piezoelectric substrate or a single multifaceted piezoelectric substrate, each facet or substrate having interdigital transducers deposited thereon and coupled in cascade, comprise the acoustic surface wave device described herein which provides stable performance characteristics over broad temperature ranges.
Abstract:
An acoustic surface wave oscillator is employed as a forcesensing device. Dual acoustic surface wave oscillators coupled to a single substrate of piezoelectric material which inversely change their respective frequencies in response to a force applied normal to the surface of the substrate comprise a highsensitivity, temperature-compensated force-sensing device. The outputs of the oscillators are applied to an electronic mixer circuit to produce a difference frequency output signal which is a function of the applied force. Other configurations utilizing the force-sensing properties of acoustic surface wave oscillators are disclosed.