Title :
Extended Christoffel-Bechmann elastic wave formalism for piezoelectric, dielectric media
Author_Institution :
US Army CECOM, Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Christoffel´s efficient method of determining acoustic plane wave speeds for arbitrary propagation directions in a dielectric crystal was extended to piezoelectric media by Bechmann. The C-B method is outlined, and extended further to the case of lateral excitation
Keywords :
acoustic wave velocity; crystal resonators; piezoelectric oscillations; vibrations; Christoffel-Bechmann elastic wave formalism; acoustic plane wave speeds; arbitrary propagation directions; computational efficiency; extended formalism; lateral excitation; piezo-coupling factors; piezoelectric dielectric media; point group symmetry; thickness plate modes; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic waves; Crystallization; Crystallography; Dielectrics; Maxwell equations; Optical propagation; Piezoelectricity; Tellurium; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium and Exhibition, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE/EIA International
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5838-4
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2000.887378
