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Reflectionless transducer
Assignee: RF Monolithics Inc
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Filing: 1988-03-15
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2008-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A reflectionless surface acoustic wave transducer is proposed which has first and second opposed conductive transducer pads on a substrate of piezo-electric material. A plurality of groups of n interdigitated λ/4 electrodes extend from the opposed pads to form an elongated transducer. Each group of n interdigitated electrodes has a spacing within the group of λ/4 and the spaces between adjacent groups of the interdigitated electrodes are λ/2 such that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other thereby establishing a reflectionless surface acoustic wave transducer.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter V. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:20
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/02; H03H9/02535; H03H9/02818; H03H9/02842
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A reflectionless surface acoustic wave transducer comprising: a. a substrate means having at least a surface layer of piezo-electric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated, b. first and second opposed conductive transducer pads defined on said substrate, c. a plurality of groups of n interdigitated λ/4 electrodes extending from opposed conductive pads to form an elongated transducer, and d. each group of said interdigitated electrodes having a spacing from each electrode to adjacent electrodes within the group of substantially λ/4 and the spaces between adjacent groups of said interdigitated electrodes being substantially λ/2, such that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A reflectionless surface acoustic wave transducer comprising: a. a substrate means having at least a surface layer of piezo-electric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated, b. first and second opposed conductive transducer pads defined on said substrate, c. a plurality of groups of n interdigitated λ/4 electrodes extending from opposed conductive pads to form an elongated transducer, and d. each group of said interdigitated electrodes having a spacing from each electrode to adjacent electrodes within the group of substantially λ/4 and the spaces between adjacent groups of said interdigitated electrodes being substantially λ/2, such that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A transducer as in claim 1 wherein said n electrodes in each of said groups comprises two interdigitated electrodes, one extending from each transducer pad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A transducer as in claim 1 wherein said n electrodes in each of said groups comprises three interdigitated electrodes, two extending from one transducer pad and separated by a third electrode extending from the other transducer pad.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An impedance element comprising: a. the transducer of claim 1, and b. electrical input and output leads operatively coupled to said transducer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A single port resonator comprising: a. the transducer of claim 1, and b. electrical input and output leads operatively coupled to said transducer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A transducer as in claim 1 further comprising means for mass loading alternate ones of said groups of electrodes to obtain substantially unidirectional wave propagation in said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
148 words
In a surface acoustic wave resonator filter of the type having input and output spaced aligned transducers and a grating structure interposed between said input and output transducers and being resonant at the same frequency as said input and output transducers, the improvement comprising: a. one of said input and output transducers being the transducer of claim 2 and the other of said input and output transducers being the transducer of claim 3, b. means for mass loading alternate ones of said electrode groups of the transducer of claim 2 to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of said transducer of claim 3, and c. means for mass loading alternate ones of said electrode groups of the transducer of claim 3 to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of said transducer of claim 2 whereby a filter is obtained with suppression of out-of-band responses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a surface acoustic wave resonator of the type having input and output spaced aligned transducers, the improvement comprising: a. one of said input and output transducers being the transducer of claim 2 and the other of said input and output transducers being the transducer of claim 3, b. means for mass loading alternate ones of said electrode groups of the transducer of claim 2 to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of said transducer of claim 3, and c. means for mass loading alternate ones of said electrode groups of the transducer of claim 3 to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of said transducer of claim 2 whereby a resonator is obtained with suppression of out-of-band responses.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A transducer as in claim 1 further comprising an additional interdigitated electrode in alternate ones of said groups of n electrodes thereby forming a weakly unidirectional transducer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of cancelling reflections from adjacent groups of interdigitated electrodes extending from opposed conductive transducer pads in a surface acoustic wave transducer comprising the steps of: connecting a plurality of groups of N interdigitated λ/4 electrodes to the opposed pads where N≧2, adjacent ones of the electrodes in each group extending from different ones of the two pads to form an elongated transducer, spacing adjacent ones of the electrodes within each of the groups a distance of substantially λ/4, and spacing adjacent groups of the electrodes by a distance of substantially λ/2, or a multiple thereof so that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of cancelling reflections from adjacent groups of interdigitated electrodes extending from opposed conductive transducer pads in a surface acoustic wave transducer comprising the steps of: connecting a plurality of groups of N interdigitated λ/4 electrodes to the opposed pads where N≧2, adjacent ones of the electrodes in each group extending from different ones of the two pads to form an elongated transducer, spacing adjacent ones of the electrodes within each of the groups a distance of substantially λ/4, and spacing adjacent groups of the electrodes by a distance of substantially λ/2, or a multiple thereof so that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein each of said groups in n electrodes is formed with two electrodes, one extending from each transducer pad.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 10 each of said groups of n electrodes is formed with three electrodes, two extending from one transducer pad and separated by a third electrode extending from the other transducer pad.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein alternate ones of said groups of electrodes are mass loaded to obtain substantial unidirectional wave propagation in said substrates.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein an additional interdigitated electrode is added in alternate ones of said groups of n electrodes thereby forming a weakly unidirectional transducer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 15 wherein every alternate λ/2 space is formed by two adjacent electrodes extending from a common transducer pad.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave transducer impedance element having at least a surface layer of piezoelectric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated comprising the steps of: forming opposed conductive transducer pads on the substrate, connecting a plurality of groups of N interdigitated λ/4 electrodes to the opposed pads where N≧2, adjacent ones of the electrodes in each group extending from different ones of the first and second opposed pads to form an elongated transducer. spacing adjacent ones of the electrodes within each of the groups a distance of substantially λ/4, spacing adjacent groups of the electrodes by a distance of substantially λ/2 or a multiple thereof so that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other, and operatively coupling input and output electrical leads to the opposed pads.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave transducer impedance element having at least a surface layer of piezoelectric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated comprising the steps of: forming opposed conductive transducer pads on the substrate, connecting a plurality of groups of N interdigitated λ/4 electrodes to the opposed pads where N≧2, adjacent ones of the electrodes in each group extending from different ones of the first and second opposed pads to form an elongated transducer. spacing adjacent ones of the electrodes within each of the groups a distance of substantially λ/4, spacing adjacent groups of the electrodes by a distance of substantially λ/2 or a multiple thereof so that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other, and operatively coupling input and output electrical leads to the opposed pads.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 16 wherein every alternate λ/2 space is formed by two adjacent electrodes extending from a common transducer pad.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave transducer single port resonator having at least a surface layer of piezoelectric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated comprising the steps of: forming opposed conductive transducer pads on a substrate, connecting a plurality of groups of N interdigitated λ/4 electrodes to the opposed pads where N≧/2, adjacent ones of the electrodes in each group extending from different ones of the first and second opposed pads to form an elongated transducer, spacing adjacent ones of the electrodes within each of the groups a distance of substantially λ/4, spacing adjacent groups of the electrodes by a distance of substantially λ/2 or a multiple thereof so that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other, and operatively coupling input and output electrode leads to the opposed pads.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave transducer single port resonator having at least a surface layer of piezoelectric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated comprising the steps of: forming opposed conductive transducer pads on a substrate, connecting a plurality of groups of N interdigitated λ/4 electrodes to the opposed pads where N≧/2, adjacent ones of the electrodes in each group extending from different ones of the first and second opposed pads to form an elongated transducer, spacing adjacent ones of the electrodes within each of the groups a distance of substantially λ/4, spacing adjacent groups of the electrodes by a distance of substantially λ/2 or a multiple thereof so that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other, and operatively coupling input and output electrode leads to the opposed pads.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 18 wherein every alternate λ/2 space is formed by two adjacent electrodes extending from a common transducer pad.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of forming a reflectionless surface acoustic wave transducer for placement on a substrate having at least a surface layer of piezo-electric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated comprising the step of defining first and second opposed conductive transducer pads having a plurality of groups of n interdigitated λ/4 electrodes extending from said opposed pads to form an elongated transducer, and having spacings formed within each group of electrodes of λ/4 and spaces between adjacent groups of said interdigitated electrodes of λ/2 such that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of forming a reflectionless surface acoustic wave transducer for placement on a substrate having at least a surface layer of piezo-electric material on which surface acoustic waves may be propagated comprising the step of defining first and second opposed conductive transducer pads having a plurality of groups of n interdigitated λ/4 electrodes extending from said opposed pads to form an elongated transducer, and having spacings formed within each group of electrodes of λ/4 and spaces between adjacent groups of said interdigitated electrodes of λ/2 such that adjacent groups cancel reflections from each other.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave resonator filter having input and output spaced transducers on a substrate comprising the steps of: a. forming a first one of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of two λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and a spacing between groups of γ/2, b. forming the other of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of three λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and a spacing between groups of γ/2, c. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the first transducer to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of the other transducer, and d. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the other transducer to cause substantial wave propagation in the direction of the first transducer to obtain a filter having supression of out-of-band responses.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave resonator filter having input and output spaced transducers on a substrate comprising the steps of: a. forming a first one of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of two λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and a spacing between groups of γ/2, b. forming the other of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of three λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and a spacing between groups of γ/2, c. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the first transducer to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of the other transducer, and d. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the other transducer to cause substantial wave propagation in the direction of the first transducer to obtain a filter having supression of out-of-band responses.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave resonator having input and output spaced transducers on a substrate comprising the steps of: a. forming a first one of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of two λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and spacing between groups of γ/2, b. forming the other of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of three λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and a spacing between groups of γ/2, c. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the first transducer to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of the other transducer, and d. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the other transducer to cause substantial wave propagation in the direction of the first transducer to obtain a resonator with suppression of out-of-band responses.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of cancelling reflections in a surface acoustic wave resonator having input and output spaced transducers on a substrate comprising the steps of: a. forming a first one of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of two λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and spacing between groups of γ/2, b. forming the other of the input and output transducers with a plurality of groups of three λ/4 interdigitated electrodes per group and having an electrode spacing within each group of γ/4 and a spacing between groups of γ/2, c. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the first transducer to cause substantial unidirectional wave propagation in the direction of the other transducer, and d. mass loading alternate ones of the groups of electrodes of the other transducer to cause substantial wave propagation in the direction of the first transducer to obtain a resonator with suppression of out-of-band responses.
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