摘要:
An acoustooptic device includes a Y-cut and Z-propagation LiNbO.sub.3 substrate or 128.degree.-rotating Y-plane LiNbO.sub.3 substrate, an optical waveguide layer which is formed on at least a part of the LiNbO.sub.3 substrate and has a higher light refractive index than the LiNbO.sub.3 substrate, an interdigital electrode which is formed on the LiNbO.sub.3 substrate and generates Rayleigh waves, and a dielectric thin film layer formed on the interdigital electrode.
摘要:
A tunable filter includes a circuit configuration in which variable capacitors are connected with surface acoustic wave resonators. The surface acoustic wave resonators each include a piezoelectric substrate made of LiTaO3 or LiNbO3, an IDT electrode made of an electrode material filled in a recess in an upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and a SiO2 film arranged to cover the piezoelectric substrate.
摘要:
A surface acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate and is constructed such that the reflection coefficient of an IDT is not only high but the electromechanical coupling coefficient K2 is also high, and the range of Euler angles of the LiNbO3 substrate can be increased to realize a wide range of the electromechanical coupling coefficient K2. A plurality of grooves are provided in an upper surface of the LiNbO3 substrate, an IDT including a plurality of electrode fingers is provided by filling a metal material in the plurality of grooves, and the metal material is Pt or W or an alloy primarily including at least one Pt or W.
摘要:
A boundary acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate having a plurality of grooves provided in the upper surface thereof, electrode layers which are defined by a metal material filled in the grooves and which include IDT electrodes, and a dielectric layer, such as a SiO2 layer, provided over the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and the electrodes. The upper surface of the dielectric layer is flat or substantially flat. The thickness of the electrodes, θ of the Euler angles (0°, θ, −45° to +45°) of the LiNbO3 substrate, and the thickness of the dielectric layer are within any of the ranges shown in Table 1.
摘要:
A boundary acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate having a plurality of grooves provided in the upper surface thereof, electrode layers which are defined by a metal material filled in the grooves and which include IDT electrodes, and a dielectric layer, such as a SiO2 layer, provided over the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and the electrodes. The upper surface of the dielectric layer is flat or substantially flat. The thickness of the electrodes, θ of the Euler angles (0°, θ, −45° to +45°) of the LiNbO3 substrate, and the thickness of the dielectric layer are within any of the ranges shown in Table 1.
摘要:
A surface acoustic wave device includes a LiTaO3 substrate, and an IDT having a high reflection coefficient, which has a relatively high electromechanical coupling coefficient k2, and which can obtain superior resonance characteristics and/or filter characteristics. In a surface acoustic wave device in which a plurality of grooves is provided in an upper surface of a LiTaO3 substrate and an IDT having a plurality of electrode fingers made of a metal filled in the plurality of grooves, the following equation is satisfied:(ρ3×C44)1/2>1.95×1011, where ρ represents the density of the metal defining the IDT, and C44 represents the stiffness thereof.
摘要:
A surface acoustic wave device has high power withstanding performance and is able to effectively suppress an undesirable spurious response. The surface acoustic wave device includes an LiNbO3 substrate having Euler angles (0°±5°, θ±5°, 0°±10°), an electrode that is disposed on the LiNbO3 substrate and that has an IDT electrode made mainly from Cu, a first silicon oxide film that is disposed in an area other than an area in which the electrode is disposed to have a thickness equal to that of the electrode, and a second silicon oxide film that is disposed so as to cover the electrode and the first silicon oxide film, wherein the surface acoustic wave device utilizes an SH wave, wherein a duty D of the IDT electrode is less than or equal to about 0.49, and θ of the Euler angles (0°±5°, θ±5°, 0°±10°) is set to fall within a range that satisfies the following inequality: −10×D+92.5−100×C≦θ≦37.5×D2−57.75×D+104.075+5710×C2−1105.7×C+45.729 D: duty C: thickness of the IDT electrode normalized using a wavelength λ.
摘要:
A surface wave sensor apparatus has a structure such that, on a first principal surface of a base substrate having first through-hole conductors, surface acoustic wave devices are bonded via thermo-compression anisotropic conductive sheets, on first principal surfaces of piezoelectric substrates of the surface acoustic wave devices, electrodes, such as IDTs, are provided, respectively. These electrodes extend toward second principal surfaces via second through-hole conductors and are provided in the piezoelectric substrates. The first through-hole conductors overlap with the second through-hole conductors with the thermo-compression anisotropic conductive sheets being disposed therebetween, respectively.
摘要:
A boundary acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate having a plurality of grooves provided in the upper surface thereof, electrode layers which are defined by a metal material filled in the grooves and which include IDT electrodes, and a dielectric layer, such as a SiO2 layer, provided over the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and the electrodes. The upper surface of the dielectric layer is flat or substantially flat. The thickness of the electrodes, θ of the Euler angles (0°, θ, −45° to +45°) of the LiNbO3 substrate, and the thickness of the dielectric layer are within any of the ranges shown in Table 1.
摘要:
A surface acoustic wave device has a duty that is greater than about 0.5, attenuation outside the pass band is increased, and an undesirable spurious response is effectively suppressed. The surface acoustic wave device includes an LiNbO3 substrate having Euler angles (0°±5°, θ±5°, 0°±10°), an electrode that is provided on the LiNbO3 substrate and that includes an IDT electrode primarily made of Cu, a first silicon oxide film that is provided in an area other than an area in which the electrode is arranged so as to have a thickness substantially equal to that of the electrode, and a second silicon oxide film that is arranged so as to cover the electrode and the first silicon oxide film, wherein the surface acoustic wave device utilizes an SH wave, wherein a duty D of the IDT electrode 3 is at least about 0.52, and θ of the Euler angles (0°±5, θ+5°, 0°±10°) is set so as to fall within a range that satisfies the following Inequality (1A) or (1B): (1) When 0.52≦D≦0.6, −10×D+92.5−100×C≦θ≦37.5×D2−57.75×D+104.075+5710×C2−1105.7×C+45.729 Inequality (1A) (2) When D>0.6, 86.5−100×C≦θ≦37.5×D2−57.75×D+104.075+5710×C2−1105.7λC+45.729 Inequality (1B) where D is a duty, and C is a thickness of the IDT.