Bulk acoustic wave device with lamb wave mode selection
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorJohn T. Apostolos
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Abstract
A bulk acoustic wave delay line is disclosed having a thin, amorphous metal substrate, and deposited on the first and second surface at each end of which is a very thin layer of a piezoelectric material. Positioned on each piezoelectric material layered area are a plurality of interleaved electrodes with a first portion of each plurality of electrodes being interconnected and a second portion of each plurality of electrodes being interconnected. The electrodes on the first and second surface at one end of said device are energized with electrical signals in a phased or un-phased manner to generate selected modes of pure Lamb waves in said substrate.
Claims10
A bulk acoustic wave device producing selected modes of acoustic waves responsive to electrical signals applied to said device, said device comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and having a first end and a second end;
- a piezoelectric material being bonded to both said first and said second surface of said substrate at both said first end and said second end of said substrate;
- a first plurality of electrodes located on said piezoelectric material bonded to said first surface and at said first end of said substrate;
- a second plurality of electrodes located on said piezoelectric material bonded to said first surface and at said first end of said substrate, said second plurality of electrodes being interspersed between said first plurality of electrodes;
- a third plurality of electrodes located on said piezoelectric material bonded to said second surface and at said first end of said substrate;
- a fourth plurality of electrodes located on said piezoelectric material bonded to said second surface and at said first end of said substrate, said fourth plurality of electrodes being interspersed between said third plurality of electrodes;
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- wherein said electrical signals having a first phase are applied to said first plurality and said fourth plurality of electrodes, and said electrical signals having a second phase are applied to said second plurality and said third plurality of electrodes to excite a first mode of acoustic waves in said bulk acoustic wave device;
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- wherein said electrical signals having a first phase are applied to said first plurality and said third plurality of electrodes, and said electrical signals having a second phase are applied to said second plurality and said fourth plurality of electrodes to excite a second mode of acoustic waves in said bulk acoustic wave device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.