Higher order transverse mode suppression in surface acoustic wave resonators
First Claim
1. A surface acoustic wave device comprising:
- a base having a surface for supporting surface wave propagation including at least a transducer coupled to said surface wave propagation surface; and
means disposed on said surface wave propagation surface wherein an odd order transverse mode has maximal energy for locally changing the surface wave velocity characteristic to adjust the frequency of said odd order transverse mode to be substantially equal to that of a fundamental propagation mode.
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Abstract
A technique for adjusting the frequency of odd mode transverse waves propagating in a SAW device is described. A pair of localized regions of frequency determining trimming material are deposited onto selected portions of a surface wave propagating surface, to provide localized regions on said surface where the odd order transverse mode has energy maxima. These regions change the acoustic properties and hence the velocity characteristics of the surface wave propagating surface in said regions. The frequency of the odd mode transverse wave is changed accordingly and is preferably changed to match that of the fundamental transverse propagating wave. This decreases the insertion loss of the device at the fundamental frequency and eliminates the odd mode transverse wave propagation characteristic within the operating frequency range of the resonator. In a preferred embodiment, the SAW device further includes an acoustically matched piezoelectric transparent cover disposed over the surface wave propagating surface having disposed thereon a trim pad which is selectively removed to provide the localized regions and thus the localized alterations in the acoustic properties of the surface acoustic wave device.
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13 Claims
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1. A surface acoustic wave device comprising:
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a base having a surface for supporting surface wave propagation including at least a transducer coupled to said surface wave propagation surface; and means disposed on said surface wave propagation surface wherein an odd order transverse mode has maximal energy for locally changing the surface wave velocity characteristic to adjust the frequency of said odd order transverse mode to be substantially equal to that of a fundamental propagation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of adjusting the third order transverse mode frequency of a SAW resonator comprises the step of:
depositing a pair of layers of material on a corresponding pair of regions of the SAW resonator surface where said third order transverse mode has energy maxima to lower the frequency of said mode to be substantially equal to that of a fundamental propagation mode of said resonator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A surface acoustic wave resonator comprising:
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a base having a surface which supports surface wave propagation including a pair of transducers coupled to said surface wave propagation surface; a cover disposed over said base, enclosing said surface propagating surface, said cover comprised of a material which is optically transparent to electromagnetic energy generally in the wavelength range of about 0.185 μ
m to 4 μ
m;a layer of material disposed on an inner portion of said cover and over said surface wave propagation surface in a region thereof disposed between said pair of transducers; and first and second selected portions of the material of said layer disposed on said surface wave propagating surface in a region of said surface wave propagating surface where an undesired odd order transverse mode has a maximal energy to change the frequency of said odd order transverse mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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