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Surface wave circuit device

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1981-03-20
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Granted: 1982-12-21
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Expires: 2001-03-20
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Abstract

Abstract Stripes of a transducer or a reflector in a surface acoustic wave device are arranged such that the distribution of effective lengths of interdigital electrodes follows a function of impulse response in the direction of propagation of an acoustic wave and a total number of stripes in the direction of propagation is equal for each section in the direction normal to the direction of propagation, in order to attain a desired frequency response without sacrificing a transfer efficiency.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mitsutaka Hikita

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:11
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/46; H03H9/64; H03H9/6423; H03H9/643; H03H9/02; H03H9/02535; H03H9/02637; H03H9/02685; H03H9/02771; H03H9/02818; H03H9/02881; H03H9/125; H03H9/145; H03H9/14517; H03H9/14544; H03H9/14564; H03H9/14567; H03H9/14547

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A surface wave circuit device having a plurality of stripes arranged along a surface wave propagating substrate in a direction normal to a direction of propagation of a surface wave, said stripes being arranged at a fixed spacing from one another along the direction of propagation of a surface wave, wherein each of said stripes has an effective length in the direction normal to said direction of propagation which effective length contributes to the propagation of said surface wave, said effective length for each said stripe being determined as a function of the distance of each said stripe along said direction of propagation from an input point of said surface wave to said plurality of stripes, and further wherein said stripes are arranged such that a total number of stripes in said direction of propagation is substantially constant for any cross-section of said surface wave circuit device taken in said normal direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A surface wave circuit device having a plurality of stripes arranged along a surface wave propagating substrate in a direction normal to a direction of propagation of a surface wave, said stripes being arranged at a fixed spacing from one another along the direction of propagation of a surface wave, wherein each of said stripes has an effective length in the direction normal to said direction of propagation which effective length contributes to the propagation of said surface wave, said effective length for each said stripe being determined as a function of the distance of each said stripe along said direction of propagation from an input point of said surface wave to said plurality of stripes, and further wherein said stripes are arranged such that a total number of stripes in said direction of propagation is substantially constant for any cross-section of said surface wave circuit device taken in said normal direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is made of piezoelectric material and said stripes are conductive thin film strips.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said stripes are connected to adjacent stripes such that the combined lengths of said connected stripes in said normal direction are equal to a predetermined length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 3, wherein said stripes comprise two groups each connected to a common electrode, the stripes of one group being interleaved with the stripes of the other group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 3, wherein the opposite ends of said stripes are connected together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said stripes are conductive thin films.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said stripes are slits formed in a conductive thin film plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 18 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said stripes are grooves formed in said substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 41 words
A surface wave circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said effective lengths are set in accordance with said function of distance to propagate substantially uniform wavefronts for said surface wave within a frequency bandwidth of said surface wave circuit device.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3768032A Cited
US4160963A Cited

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